Crockett

Darren L. Crockett appeals from the judgment entered following his conviction by jury of possession of cocaine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11350, subd. (a)), findings by the court that he had suffered prior narcotics convictions (Health & Saf. Code § 11370, subds. (a) & (c)), and a finding that he had suffered a prior conviction for which he served a prison term within the meaning of Penal Code section 667.5, subdivision (b). We affirm.

Facts

The record of the trial reflects that about 9:15 p.m. on December 8, 1988, Pasadena Police Sergeant Keith Jones, while on patrol in a marked vehicle, *261 saw a Cadillac with two men inside parked at the curb in one of Pasadena’s “hot spots,” a known location where narcotics are sold. Sergeant Jones pulled alongside the car and asked the driver, who was appellant’s father, what he was doing. Appellant’s father replied that he was waiting for someone and pointed to a house that was a known location for drug sales. The sergeant, suspicious the two men might be buying cocaine, drove to a location where he could watch the car. A minute later, the Cadillac drove away and the sergeant, noticing the car’s right rear taillight and brake light…