People v. Meacham

On October 14,1975, the defendant, Mark Meacham, was charged in 11 separate informations with the unlawful delivery of various drugs. In 10 of those informations, the deliveries were allegedly made to Dean Bacon, an employee of the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Group (M.E.G.). The 11th involved a delivery to Jim Hill.

At the preliminary hearing, Hill testified that he was a part-time employee of the M.E.G. On cross-examination by the defendant’s appointed counsel, Hill described himself as a part-time agent and stated that, although he is now paid on an hourly basis, he was originally paid for…