People v. Veronica

Opinion

KAUS, P. J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment which followed his nolo contendere pleas to charges of possession of cocaine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11350) and possession of a pistol by an ex-felon (Pen. Code, § 12021), accompanied by his admission of a prior felony conviction for the sale of heroin for which he had served a term in prison. Additional charges were dismissed.

Defendant’s transgressions were discovered by law enforcement agents as a result of a warrantless search of defendant’s family residence, made pursuant to a consent for such search executed by defendant as a condition…