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P. v. Salinas CA1/2

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMay 29, 2013A136939California570 words

Opinion

Opinion

I. INTRODUCTION

Appellant pled no contest to one count of sale of a controlled substance, but then failed to keep an appointment with a probation officer and, later, also failed to appear in court for his scheduled sentencing hearing. He was sentenced to a three-year midterm for that conviction plus two one-year terms for prison priors. Pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende), he appeals and asks this court to determine if there are any “post-plea sentencing” issues deserving of further briefing. We find none and hence affirm both the judgment and the sentence imposed

II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On April 3, 2012, the Napa Special Investigation Bureau (NSIB) arranged for an informant to make a “buy” of methamphetamine from appellant. The informant was outfitted with a recorder and transmitting device and provided with $60 in NSIB money. As previously arranged, the informant met appellant at a designated intersection in Napa. The NSIB agents watched their meeting and observed appellant hand the informant an

1 item, which turned out to be 1.5 grams of methamphetamine. The meeting of the two men was recorded by devices supplied to the informant by the…

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