State v. Sparks

McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for delivery of amphetamines in violation of § 204.401(1), The Code. The sole question presented is whether he was denied a fair trial by trial court rulings which permitted the prosecutor to ask him on cross-examination about the source of the drugs he admitted he delivered. We affirm the trial court because we do not find he was denied a fair trial.

Defendant’s theory of defense was entrapment. He testified at length on direct examination about his close relationship with the government’s agent. He emphasized the agent’s…