State v. Ramos

OPINION

BILLINGS, Presiding Judge:

Defendant Maximo Ramon Ramos appeals from a conviction for distribution of a controlled substance, a second degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 58-37-8(l)(a)(ii) (1990). We affirm.

FACTS

In January 1992, undercover Detective Edward Lucas contacted defendant’s roommate at a hotel to arrange a cocaine purchase. Detective Lucas met defendant in the hotel lobby and told him he was about to buy a half-ounce of cocaine. Defendant directed him to return in twenty to thirty minutes. Upon his return, the two went upstairs to defendant’s room, where defendant…