STATE v. MATA

No. 13911.

677 P.2d 497 (1984)

106 Idaho 184

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Carlos MATA, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

February 28, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ismael Chavez, Caldwell, for defendant-appellant.

David Leroy, Atty. Gen., Lynn E. Thomas, Sol. Gen., Boise, for plaintiff-respondent.


BURNETT, Judge.

Carlos Mata stands convicted of delivering marijuana and heroin. His appeal raises two general issues concerning the heroin charge. (1) Did the state entrap Mata into delivering the heroin? (2) Did the trial court err by limiting testimony regarding events after the heroin transaction, and by ruling that alibi testimony would be inadmissible? For reasons explained below, we hold that Mata was not entrapped and that the district court did not commit...

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