Jordan

Paul Jordan appeals the judgment entered following conviction by jury of possession for sale of cocaine base. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11351.5.) The trial court found Jordan had one prior conviction within the meaning of the “Three Strikes” law and had served one prior prison term within the meaning of Penal Code section 667.5, subdivision (b). The trial court sentenced Jordan to a term of 10 years in state prison.

We reject Jordan’s claim the People have a constitutional obligation to disclose complaints about police officer misconduct where the only evidence of such misconduct is defense testimony at an unrelated criminal trial. We also reject various other claims raised by Jordan, order the abstract of judgment corrected in minor respects and remand the case with directions to strike or impose the prior prison term enhancement.

Factual and Procedural Background

1. Prosecution’s evidence.

On October 23, 2000, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Long Beach Police Detective Able Morales, accompanied by Detectives Bums and Gonzales, arrested Jordan in the stairwell of an apartment complex frequented by gang members and marked by drag sales. Morales found car keys and a plastic…