Anderson v. State

There is substantial evidence that petitioner, Jesse Anderson, sold heroin to two undercover Baltimore City detectives. The question is whether, because of the way the State chose to proceed in the case, Anderson may be prosecuted for those offenses. The answer is “no.”

BACKGROUND

Anderson was the target of a sting operation conducted by Detectives Clasing, Barnes, and Butler. The operational scenario, as described by Detective Clasing, was to send one or more undercover detectives to purchase drugs from the target, to wait until those detectives, after purchasing the drugs, left the area, and…