People v. Salas

Opinion

GINSBURG, J. *

Appelant was found guilty of a violation of Health and Safety Code section 11352, possession of heroin for sale. The jury also found that appellant had a prior felony conviction, possession of marijuana. He appeals from the whole of this judgment.

One Edward Faias, a narcotic user, approached appellant in a tavern and asked to purchase some heroin. Faias was a police informer who had been skin-searched by police officers, wired with a concealed portable transmitter designed to broadcast to a tape recorder, provided with $10, and sent forth for the specific purpose of…