STATE v. MURPHY

No. 18814.

674 P.2d 1220 (1983)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Vance MURPHY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 31, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin W. Custen, Ogden, for defendant and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., Earl F. Dorius, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


HALL, Chief Justice:

Appellant owned and operated a business known as "The Store" in Ogden, Utah. On August 8, 1981, an undercover agent for the Ogden City Police Department entered The Store and purchased a package of rolling papers labelled "Reefer Rollers" from a store employee. After leaving with the papers, the informant was instructed by a waiting vice officer to return to the shop and elicit an incriminating statement from the salesperson concerning the intended...

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