People v. Pastrana

Defendant, Armando Nicolas Pastrana, was convicted of a sale of heroin, in violation of section 11500 of the Health and Safety Code. He admitted two priors: one a federal felony for the illegal transfer of marijuana, the other a state misdemeanor for violation of section 11500 of the Health and Safety Code. He served terms of imprisonment for each offense, the first in a federal penitentiary, the second in a county jail.

Mr. Pastrana contends on appeal that the evidence is insufficient to support the finding of guilty by the trial court; also that when judgment was pronounced certain comments…