State v. Roybal

OPINION

MINZNER, Judge.

Defendant appeals from his convictions for possession of a controlled substance, child abuse, and tampering with evidence as a result of an incident in which three undercover police officers observed him and two others engaged in what they perceived to be a drug transaction at a park. The three co-defendants were tried together. The charges against one co-defendant were dismissed at trial for insufficient evidence; the other co-defendant, Robert Baca, was convicted for trafficking in a controlled substance by distribution. On appeal to this court, his conviction was…