P. v. Joseph
In October 2009, a surveillance camera caught defendant Lionel Joseph in what appeared to be a drug sale. Defendant was then stopped by a police officer. The police officer searched defendant and found a baggie containing an off-white substance, a zippered pouch with two pieces of a rock-like substance wrapped in plastic, a razor blade, and $424.47. The substances were later found to contain cocaine base.
Defendant was charged with possession of cocaine base for sale and public intoxication. Two sentencing enhancements were alleged for prior convictions on drug-related offenses, and five more sentencing enhancements were alleged pursuant to Penal Code section 667.5.
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