P. v. Strickland
Appellant was convicted, following a jury trial, of one count of possession for sale of cocaine base in violation of Health and Safety Code section 11351.5. The jury found true the allegations that appellant had suffered three prior convictions within the meaning of Health and Safety Code section 11370.2, subdivision (a). Appellant admitted that he had served a prior prison term within the meaning of Penal Code section 667.5, subdivision (b). The trial court sentenced appellant to a total term of nine years in state prison. Based upon this conviction, the court found appellant to be in violation of his probation in case number BA307512 and sentenced him to three years in state prison, to be served concurrently with the sentence in the new case.Appellant appeals from the judgment of conviction, contending that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence. In a supplemental brief, he contends that if his conviction is reversed due to the trial court's error in denying the motion to suppress, the court's finding of a probation violation should also be reversed. Court see no error, and affirm the judgment of conviction and the probation violation finding.
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