STATE v. POWELL

No. 58857.

256 N.W.2d 235 (1977)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Merle Lee POWELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 29, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip F. Miller, Des Moines, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Richard H. Doyle, IV, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dan L. Johnston, County Atty., and Francis X. Sarcone, Asst. County Atty., for appellee.

Heard before MOORE, C. J., and MASON, REES, UHLENHOPP, and HARRIS, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

The defendant appeals separate convictions reached after a consolidated trial on two separate charges of delivery of a controlled substance in violation of § 204.401(1), The Code. His appeal challenges a ruling consolidating the two informations for trial, receiving certain tape recordings in evidence at trial, and a jury instruction on entrapment. We reverse the trial court and remand the case for a new trial.

On July 3, 1975 defendant...

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