State v. Olson

MILLER, Justice.

Wendy Marie Olson (Olson) appeals her conviction of attempted distribution of one-half ounce of cocaine. We affirm.

In late November, 1985, Troy Tordsen (Tordsen), an informant, gave the Sioux Falls Police Department information indicating Olson was involved in cocaine trafficking. Tordsen agreed to make taped telephone calls to the defendant and her roommate Jean “Sugar” Rogers (Rogers) in which cocaine trafficking was discussed. In December 1985, Ray Dunn (Dunn), a DCI agent stationed in Brookings, South Dakota, traveled to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to assist in undercover…