People v. Gonzalez

Defendant was tried by a jury and found guilty of three violations of section 11500 of the Health and Safety Code, sale of narcotics. Judgment was entered accordingly, and he now appeals.

Henry Lopez, an undercover agent for the California Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement, testified that on October 23, 1958, he and another agent, Stanley Bessara, were seated in a café on 4th Street in Sacramento. Defendant approached and, in Spanish, asked Bessara in the presence of Lopez if he wanted some “stuff.” Bessara replied: “We want some stuff, we want a spoon.” “Stuff” and “spoon” are colloquial terms…