STATE v. ONTIVEROS

No. 19021.

674 P.2d 103 (1983)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Victor ONTIVEROS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

November 9, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Esplin, Provo, for defendant and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


DURHAM, Justice:

Appellant Victor Ontiveros was convicted in the Fourth Judicial District in Utah County of distribution of a controlled substance for value in violation of U.C.A., 1953, § 58-37-8(1)(a)(ii). The questions on appeal concern the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction and a claim that the defendant was entrapped by an undercover narcotics officer. We reverse.

During most of 1982, Officer Richard Mack of the Provo Police Department...

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