ORTEZ v. STATE

Nos. 1-1274A183, 1-1274A182, 1-1174A175.

333 N.E.2d 838 (1975)

Isidore ORTEZ, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below). Ersell Bridges, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE OF INDIANA, Appellee (Plaintiff below). William Batson, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, First District.

Rehearing Denied October 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Howard Brown, William G. Smock, Terre Haute, for Ortez and Bridges.

Woodrow S. Nasser, Nasser & Felling, Terre Haute, for Batson.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen. of Indiana, Robert S. Spear, Walter F. Lockhart, Deputy Attys. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


LOWDERMILK, Judge.

The defendants-appellants (Ortez, Batson, Bridges) each appeal a conviction of illegal sale of a dangerous drug. Because each appeal contains the same controlling issue, we consolidate them, pursuant to Ind.Rules of Procedure, Appellate Rule 5(B).

FACTS:

Beginning in the fall of 1972, the Indiana State Police, in conjunction with the Terre Haute Police Department, began an extensive drug investigation in Vigo County. During the...

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