P. v. Cathey
Defendants, Tywana Marie Cathey (Cathey) and Christopher Mason, Jr. (Mason), while formerly married, remained linked in an on-going drug trafficking operation for which they were arrested, charged, and tried by jury.
Mason was convicted of possession of cocaine base for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11351.5; count one), possession of a firearm by a convicted felon (Pen. Code, former § 12021, subd. (a)(1), now § 29800, subd. (a)(1); count three),[1] and possession of ammunition while prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm (former § 12316, subd. (b)(1), now § 30305, subd. (a)(1); count four). He was further found personally armed with a firearm in the commission of count one. (§ 12022, subd. (c).) A count of cultivation of marijuana ended in deadlock. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11358; count two).
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