P. v. Silva
On April 22, 2008, narcotics task force officers searched the apartment where defendant Hector Manuel Silva, Sr., lived with his spouse and their six children. Officers found two digital scales and a baggie containing 14 grams of suspected cocaine in the master bedroom closet near baby clothing. A babys crib was located in the master bedroom. Officers also found a stolen laptop computer. In the living room, officers found pay/owe records. Defendant admitted that he sold drugs to supplement his income. Defendant entered a negotiated plea of no contest to sale/transportation/offer to sell cocaine (Health & Saf. Code, 11352, subd. (a)) and receiving stolen property (Pen. Code, 496, subd. (a)). In exchange, the remaining count, child endangerment (Pen. Code, 273a, subd. (a)), was dismissed with a waiver pursuant to People v. Harvey (1979) 25 Cal.3d 754.
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