People v. Mejia
Supreme Court of Colorado
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
MR. JUSTICE HODGES.
Defendant was found guilty by a jury of dispensing a dangerous drug, and was sentenced to a term in the penitentiary. On this appeal, he advances several grounds for reversal, none of which has merit. The judgment of the trial court is therefore affirmed.
Two law enforcement agents posed as prisoners in the Weld County jail in order to gather information concerning the drug traffic in Weld and Larimer Counties. By this means, they acquired information that the defendant and one Costello Maldonado were sellers of narcotics. These two agents were then released from…
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