Mendoza

Jesus Torres Mendoza appeals from a judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of possession of cocaine for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11351) and transporting and offering cocaine for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11352), and finding to be true the sentence enhancement and probation ineligibility allegations based on the amount of cocaine possessed for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11370.4; Pen. Code, § 1203.073). We affirm.

I

Facts

Louis Anthony Medina worked as a part-time paid informant in narcotics cases for the Oakland Police Department. Previously, he had been arrested for possession of cocaine; he had successfully gone through a two-year diversion program, and the charges had been dismissed. Medina’s first assignment as a police informant was with Oakland Police Officer John Gutierrez.

As of the time of trial, Officer Gutierrez had been a police officer for 12 years. He had worked as a narcotics investigator for the last five years, most recently with the Alameda County Narcotics Task Force. As part of this job, Gutierrez worked extensively with informants such as Medina. In September 1990, Medina began working with Gutierrez on the…