State v. Corrado

Following a jury trial, the defendant, George Corrado, was convicted on one count of acting as an accomplice or principal to the sale of the controlled drug marijuana. See RSA 626:8 (Supp. 2005); RSA 318-B:26 (2004) (amended 2005). On appeal, he argues that the Trial Court (Arnold, J.) erred in denying his motion to suppress the audiotape of the sale. We affirm.

The record contains the following evidence. The State used a confidential informant to purchase drugs from an individual in Rindge on several occasions. On each occasion, the informant had a recording device hidden on him. On May 14,…