State v. Ryan

BRODY, Justice.

Michael Ryan appeals from judgments entered by the Superior Court (York County, Delahanty, J.) following his conviction on two counts of trafficking in cocaine. 17-A M.R.S.A. §§ 1103(1), 1103(2)(A), 1101(17), 1102(1)(F) (1983 & Supp.1990). Ryan contends that the Superior Court erred by denying his request for a jury instruction on the defense of entrapment. We find no error and affirm the judgments.

In August, 1988, the Maine Bureau of Intergovernmental Drug Enforcement (“BIDE”) was conducting an undercover drug investigation in the Biddeford area. As part of the investigation,…