P. v. Elijah
William Lee Elijah, Sr. (Elijah) and Charlotte Garrett (Garrett) appeal from the judgments of conviction following their joint jury trial. The jury convicted Garrett of one count of selling cocaine base (Health & Saf. Code, § 11352, subd. (a),[1] and convicted Elijah of three counts of selling cocaine base and one count of possession for sale of cocaine base (§§ 11352, subd. (a); 11351.5). In a bifurcated proceeding, the trial court found true allegations that Elijah had served a prior prison term (Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (b)), and suffered a prior felony conviction of possession for sale of a controlled substance (§§ 11370.2, subd. (a); 11351.5). The court sentenced him to state prison for 11 years 8 months, and awarded him 649 days of presentence custody credits. It suspended the imposition of Garrett's sentence, and granted her probation for five years.
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