P. v. Huff
A jury convicted defendant of possession for sale of cocaine base (count 1; Health & Saf. Code, 11351.5) and of possession of drug paraphernalia (count 2; Health & Saf. Code, 11364). The jury also found true allegations that defendant had two prior convictions for drug possession and one prior conviction for burglary. She was sentenced to four years in prison on count 1, plus one year for each of the three prior convictions. She was sentenced to 180 days in county jail for count 2, to be served concurrent to the prison term.
On appeal, defendant contends: (1) the admission of evidence of defendants prior crimes was prejudicial error; (2) the use of a prior misdemeanor conviction for spousal battery to impeach a defense witness was prejudicial error; (3) the prosecutor was permitted to impeach another witness with questions about a prior drug crime and reference to an inadmissible rap sheet; (4) the court erred in allowing the prosecutor to introduce improper rebuttal evidence; (5) the court improperly refused to allow defendant to make a motion to suppress evidence during trial; and (6) the prosecutor committed prejudicial misconduct during argument. Court reject these arguments and affirm the judgment.
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