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Filed 6/28/13 P. v. Lopez CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, A132444

v. (Humboldt County Super. Ct. No. CR1100590)

JOSE HERNANDEZ LOPEZ,

Defendant and Appellant. _________________________________/

A jury convicted appellant Jose Hernandez Lopez of, among other things, transportation to sell a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11352, subd. (a)) and the trial court sentenced him to state prison. On appeal, appellant contends the court erred by admitting evidence of his 2007 drug possession conviction. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 2007, appellant pleaded guilty to possessing heroin for sale (Health & Saf.…