State v. Fankhouser

¶1 A jury convicted Anthony Fankhouser of delivering a controlled substance to a police informant. Police set up the controlled buy with Fankhouser *691after the informant claimed that Fankhouser had sold him methamphetamine one week earlier. At trial, the State violated the court’s pretrial ruling excluding evidence of the prior delivery but Fankhouser was not permitted to offer evidence directly refuting that delivery. This was error and, because it was not harmless, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

Quinn-Brintnall, C.J.

*691FACTS

¶2 Dale Lukes was arrested for unlawful possession of…