P. v. Hollomon
A jury convicted defendant Benjyman Anthony Hollomon of two counts of possessing cocaine base for sale. (Health & Saf. Code, 11351.5.) The court found that defendant had a prior conviction for the same offense and sentenced him to an aggregate prison term of eight years and four months. (Health & Saf. Code, 11370.2, subd. (a).) At trial before the jury, the court admitted evidence of that prior conviction for the limited purpose of determining whether defendant acted with the intent to sell cocaine in this case, or knew the substances nature or character as a controlled substance. (Evid. Code, 1101, subd. (b).) Defendant claims the trial court abused its discretion in allowing any admission of the prior conviction because the evidence was more prejudicial than probative. (Evid. Code, 352.) Court reject the claim and affirm the judgment.
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