State v. Short

The defendant appeals from a judgment and a denial of his motion for a new trial by the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County. The judgment was entered and the motion denied on May 24, 1984, after a jury verdict of guilty on two counts of felony theft. We affirm.

In January 1983, the Oregon State Police contacted Fred Simmons, an informant, to assist in an investigation of Curtis Short, the defendant, being conducted by the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office. Simmons had known and worked with Short about eleven or twelve years earlier. The Oregon State Police arranged…