Vasquez

Defendant Francisco Javier Vasquez appeals from a judgment entered after the trial court found him guilty of possession of marijuana for sale and two counts of selling marijuana. (Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11359, 11360, subd, (a).) On appeal, he claims the court erred in denying his motion to suppress marijuana seized from him. We affirm the judgment.

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on November 26, 1991, Officer Gilbert Torres of the San Jose Police Department was on Welch Avenue, an area known for providing "curb service" drug sales. He observed defendant make contact with the occupants of three or four separate cars. Each time, defendant would take something from his right rear pocket, give it to the vehicles' occupants, and receive something in exchange, which he would then place in his wallet. Torres believed defendant was selling drugs.

Torres radioed Officer Michael Richmond, who was on uniformed patrol nearby, said he had observed some drug transactions, described defendant, and told Richmond to detain him. Richmond drove down Welch Avenue, saw defendant, stopped, and got out of the patrol car. He then asked defendant to come over to him. They…