MARTINEZ v. STATE

No. 782S250.

451 N.E.2d 39 (1983)

Reynaldo Ortiz MARTINEZ, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

July 14, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Itsia Doris Rivera, Rivera, Schlesinger & de la Torre, East Chicago, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Joseph N. Stevenson, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted of Dealing in Cocaine, Ind. Code § 35-48-4-1(1) (Burns Supp. 1982) and was sentenced to twelve (12) years imprisonment. This direct appeal presents two issues:

(1) Whether the evidence was sufficient to permit the jury to find, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the defendant had a predisposition to commit the crime charged, thusly negating the defense of entrapment.

(2) Whether Defendant was...

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