People v. Bustos

SMITH, Judge.

Defendant, Gilbert Bustos, appeals the judgment of the trial court entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of possession of cocaine. We affirm.

On the evening of April 8, 1982, defendant and a friend invited two prostitutes to “party” at defendant’s home. When the women arrived, they were offered a white powdery substance that was represented to be cocaine. After several attempts to cook and smoke the substance, which caused them to cough and suffer other ill effects, the women asked to be taken home. Defendant became angry, threatened them, and refused to take them back to…