Lester
The People v. Lester
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaOctober 7, 2013E055009California9,111 words
Opinion
Opinion
Filed 10/7/13 See Concurring and Dissenting Opinion
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
THE PEOPLE,
Plaintiff and Respondent, E055009
v. (Super.Ct.No. FSB1002367)
NICHOLAS DEMARCO LESTER, OPINION
Defendant and Appellant.
APPEAL from the Superior Court of San Bernardino County. J. David Mazurek,
Judge. Affirmed with directions.
Eric R. Larson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal for Defendant and
Appellant.
Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney
General, Julie L. Garland, Assistant Attorney General, Michael T. Murphy and James D.
Dutton, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
A jury convicted defendant, Nicholas Lester, of possessing cocaine for sale
(Health & Saf. Code, § 11351) and possessing marijuana for sale (Health & Saf. Code, §
11359). The jury further found that defendant had suffered three strike priors (Pen. Code,
1 § 667, subds. (b)-(i)), four prior convictions for which he served prison terms (Pen. Code,