PETERSON v. STATE

No. 17538.

744 P.2d 1259 (1987)

David Alan PETERSON, Appllant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

November 12, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carelli & Miller and Howard M. Miller, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Brian McKay, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Rex Bell, Dist. Atty., James Tufteland and Bradford Robert Jerbic, Deputy Dist. Attys., for respondent.


OPINION

STEFFEN, Justice:

Appellant David Alan Peterson appeals from his convictions of offering to sell and giving away a controlled substance. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

The Facts

In the course of his work as an undercover narcotics officer, James Campbell developed a relationship of trust with Leslie Dekeyser and periodically purchased cocaine from her. Officer Campbell repeatedly asked Dekeyser to introduce...

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