State v. Ballinger

HOLOHAN, Justice.

John L. Ballinger was tried and convicted of the crime of the unlawful sale of a narcotic drug, heroin, in violation of A.R. S. § 36-1002.02. Two agents of the Department of Public Safety testified at trial that while they had been working under cover they met the defendant, and on August 25, 1970 the defendant offered to sell them two “balloons” of heroin for $40. The defendant left to pick up the narcotics, returning approximately five minutes later, and at that time the exchange took place. The defendant was not arrested on that occasion. He was subsequently arrested and…