STATE v. TOMLINSON

No. 58423.

243 N.W.2d 551 (1976)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. David Lynn TOMLINSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 30, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip F. Miller, Des Moines, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., David L. Brown, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Ray A. Fenton, County Atty., for appellee.

Heard by MOORE, C. J., and MASON, RAWLINGS, REYNOLDSON and McCORMICK, JJ.


McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant appeals conviction and sentence for delivery of cocaine in violation of § 204.401(1), The Code. He contends the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on his defense of entrapment. We reverse the trial court.

In State v. Mullen, 216 N.W.2d 375, 382 (Iowa 1974), we adopted an objective test for the defense of entrapment. We...

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