Holquin

Appellant was charged by an information with the crime of furnishing a narcotic, heroin, in violation of Health and Safety Code section 11501. He was convicted by a jury, and appeals from the judgment entered pursuant to the verdict of guilty.

A state narcotics agent operating in a Fresno bar told one Hernandez that he was looking for a spoon of heroin. Hernandez introduced him to appellant, who told the agent he knew a person from Mexicali who was in Fresno and had heroin for sale, but that it had to be cut first. He assured the agent that if they could meet the next morning he could get heroin for him.

The next morning the agent parked his car near the same bar, appellant appeared and after some conversation said he could purchase a spoon of heroin for the agent on a moment’s notice. The agent told him to make the arrangements, whereupon appellant left for a time and returned with a Mr. Young. Appellant told the agent that Young would sell him the paper if he would take Young to the place where he had the narcotics stashed. Pursuant to Young’s directions, the agent drove them to an intersection where he parked the car and the agent agreed to purchase six papers of heroin from…