People v. Guereca

Opinion

WOODS, P. J.

—Appellant Ernest Pina Guereca was convicted of two counts of selling phencyclidine (PCP). (Health & Saf. Code, § 11379.5.) He contends on appeal that his conviction must be reversed because the trial court erroneously denied his motion to disclose the identity of an informant. We find no merit in the contention, and affirm.

The evidence at trial showed that on May 12,1983, Police Officer Edward Ortiz was working undercover in civilian clothes on a street comer. A man he had never seen before introduced himself as “Paul.” The two men discussed the possibility of purchasing…