Adams

The defendant was first indicted for a violation of Health and Safety Code section 11501. The indictment was in two counts—the first charged a sale of narcotics, and the second charged an offer to sell or furnish narcotics. The defendant was also charged with two prior felony convictions, one for burglary and the other for possession of narcotics. Later, the defendant was indicted for a violation of Penal Code section 12021, possession of a firearm by one previously convicted of a felony. The defendant pleaded not guilty. It was stipulated that the charges in the two indictments would be consolidated for trial. At trial, the defendant admitted his prior felony convictions. The evidence established these facts:

At trial the officers testified in detail as to their methods and procedure in this case, and related the various conversations between the defendant and the operator, and introduced the narcotics in evidence. The defendant was found guilty on all counts in the indictment.

The defendant makes numerous contentions on this appeal, none of which has any merit, It is first argued that the prosecuting attorney was guilty of misconduct because in the argument he referred to…