State v. Judkins

Defendant appeals his conviction for delivery of cocaine in violation of 18 V.S.A. § 4231(b)(1). He alleges (1) that the trial court erred in admitting a recording of a conversation between defendant and a police informant, and (2) that defense counsel’s failure to object to admission of this evidence on constitutional grounds amounted to ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

On January 18, 1990, a police informant went to defendant’s apartment and purchased two grams of cocaine. The informant used a concealed device to record their conversation in the apartment; no warrant was issued…