People v. Thurman

Opinion by

Judge TAUBMAN.

Defendant, James Thurman, appeals from a judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of distribution of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, and conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. We affirm.

A confidential informant working with the police arranged to buy cocaine from defendant’s wife. The informant and an undercover police officer went to defendant’s home to purchase the cocaine. Defendant’s wife was not at home. In defendant’s presence, the officer handed the informant a predetermined sum of money. While…