STATE v. HECHT

No. 82-769-CR.

112 Wis.2d 28 (1983)

331 N.W.2d 639

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Steven R. HECHT, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided February 22, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant the cause was submitted on the brief of Dale T. McKenna of McKenna Law Offices of Jefferson.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and Daniel J. O'Brien, assistant attorney general.

Before Voss, P.J., Brown and Scott, JJ.


BROWN J.

This is a narcotics case where Hecht claims the state cannot make the mere "directing to or recommending of" a source of supply tantamount to being a party to an eventual narcotics sale. Although we agree with his argument as far as it goes, the evidence shows that Hecht's activities amounted to much more than a mere recommendation of a source. For that reason, we affirm his conviction as a party to the crime.

Steven Hecht was convicted of being a...

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