People v. Ott

Opinion

KANE, J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction 1 entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of sale of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) in violation of Health and Safety Code, section 11379. The charge and conviction grew out of an undercover narcotics operation, the circumstances of which may be summarized as follows:

About 5:20 p.m. on May 18, 1976, Inspector John Eisler, an officer of the Solano County Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, and his informant, one Robin Saunders, went to Traveler’s Inn Motel (aka Kentwig Motel), Vallejo, California. Saunders had informed…