Caratti

Defendant and appellant Michael John Caratti appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court of Sonoma County entered after he pled guilty to a violation of Health and Safety Code section 11350 (possession of psilocybin-psilocyn mushrooms).

Detective Dave Anderson of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s office was introduced to appellant on May 11, 1978, by an informant named Ray Wallace. The purpose of this meeting was to determine whether appellant had any narcotics for sale.

Appellant informed Detective Anderson that he did not have any of the requested marijuana or psilocybin available. After receiving appellant’s telephone number, Detective Anderson told appellant that he would contact him in a few days.

When Detective Anderson phoned appellant on May 16, 1978, appellant informed him that the narcotics would be available the next day. Detective Anderson went to appellant’s home the next day and purchased just short of an ounce of marijuana and four grams of psilocybin mushrooms for $65 from him.

Officer Laver of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department arrested appellant several days later for (1) the sale of psilocybin-psilocyn in violation of Health and Safety Code…