State v. Husser

The defendant, James Husser, has appealed from his conviction for unlawfully selling narcotic drugs in violation of General Statutes §§19-452 and 19-480 (a). On the appeal he has briefed and argued two claims of error.

The first claim of error is that the trial court erred in refusing to admit evidence that an informant, whose information to an undercover agent led to the defendant’s arrest, was, at the time of the arrest, a drug addict. The defendant now asserts that “[t]he purpose of attempting to make such a showing was to lay a foundation for the defense of entrapment.” Since the sale was…