State v. Murphy

HALL, Chief Justice:

Appellant owned and operated a business known as “The Store” in Ogden, Utah. On August 8,1981, an undercover agent for the Ogden City Police Department entered The Store and purchased a package of rolling papers labelled “Reefer Rollers” from a store employee. After leaving with the papers, the informant was instructed by a waiting vice officer to return to the shop and elicit an incriminating statement from the salesperson concerning the intended use of any items bought. The informant returned to the shop, engaged the salesperson in conversation and purchased a “power…