State v. Hughes

Cochran, J.*

Defendants Eugene LaGrande Hughes and Earl Claudias Debnam were convicted of conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance, a violation of RCW 69.50.407, after trial by jury. Hughes appeals from that conviction.

A sergeant in the Clark County Sheriff’s Office was advised that a person in Portland, Oregon wanted to sell a quantity of marijuana. The sergeant gave a phone number where he could be contacted. The sheriff’s office received a call at this number on May 7, 1972, and the caller stated he “had some weed to unload.” The caller quoted a price of $150 per pound, but for 10…