State v. Deffebaugh

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gernon, J.:

Charles R. Deffebaugh, Jr., appeals his conviction for one count of selling cocaine. Deffebaugh’s conviction resulted from a controlled purchase of two rocks of cocaine by a police informant who was cooperating with the Coffeyville police to avoid prosecution for a driving under the influence.

Before sending the informant to purchase the cocaine, the Coffeyville police searched the informant to verify that she had no drugs on her person or in her car. An officer attached a listening device under the informant’s clothing so officers could…