Haider

Mohammad Haider was convicted by a jury of one count of selling or giving away cocaine. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11352.) The trial court found Haider was previously convicted of possession of a controlled substance. (Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11350, 11370, subds. (a) & (c).) Haider appeals from the judgment.

He contends (1) that the trial court erred in sustaining the prosecution’s claim that the exact surveillance location was privileged, precluding cross-examination about the exact surveillance location, and denying appellant’s motion to strike the testimony of the officer who stated he saw appellant give someone rock cocaine and (2) that there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction.

Facts

Viewed in the light most favorable to the judgment (People v. Ceja (1993) 4 Cal.4th 1134, 1138-1139 [ 17 Cal.Rptr.2d 375 , 847 P.2d 55 ]), the evidence established that about 3:30 p.m. on November 11, 1993, Long Beach Police Officer Joseph Starbird saw Albert Alvarez give appellant some money and shortly thereafter saw appellant brush a small off-white rock into Alvarez’s hands in an alley. The rock was later found to contain cocaine. It was about one-quarter inch long and…