State v. Gunn

SCHWAB, C; J.

Defendant seeks reversal of his conviction, upon trial to the court, without a jury, for criminal activity in drugs, ORS 167.207, on the ground that the evidence established entrapment as a matter of law.

While hitchhiking in Portland, defendant and two others were given a ride by two police officers. The officers were in civilian clothes and driving an unmarked car. Without revealing their true identity or purpose, one of the officers asked defendant where they could obtain some marihuana or hasMsh. Defendant directed the officers to a Portland address, went inside, returned to…