State v. Erban

MESCHKE, Justice.

Todd Erban appealed from a jury conviction of the crime of attempted manufacture of a controlled substance. We affirm.

In February 1987, Dennis Carlson, who was assisting authorities in drug investigations, contacted Erban about manufacturing “kitchen crank.” “Kitchen crank” is street vernacular for methamphetamine. Eventually, Erban agreed to meet with Carlson and a buyer at a restaurant in south Fargo. There, Paul Bazzano, a Drug Enforcement Unit agent acting undercover, paid Erban $100 to produce a sample of kitchen crank. Carlson and Erban then drove to several stores in…