STATE v. TORRES

No. 981611.

16 P.3d 1242 (2000)

2000 UT 100

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Adrian Obispo TORRES, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

December 22, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan Graham, Att'y Gen., Joanne C. Slotnik, Asst. Att'y Gen., John L. Allan, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

Margaret P. Lindsay, Provo, for defendant.


DURHAM, Justice:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 Defendant Adrian Torres was convicted by a jury of distribution of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone, a first-degree felony under Utah Code Ann. § 58-37-8(1)(a)(ii) (Supp.1999). The issue raised on appeal is whether the evidence of entrapment presented to the jury necessarily created a reasonable doubt as to defendant's guilt. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Although the evidence at trial...

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