State v. Escobar

LANSING, Judge.

Juan Escobar asks this Court to vacate his judgment of conviction for trafficking in methamphetamine, Idaho Code § 37-2732B. Escobar asserts that the district court erred in its interpretation of § 37-2732B with respect to the requisite proof of the quantity of drugs sold or delivered.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In a tape-recorded telephone conversation, Escobar represented to a confidential informant that he would sell to the informant one ounce, which equates to 28.35 grams, of methamphetamine. The following day, Escobar completed the transaction, but delivered only 24.266…