State v. Frates

Defendant, Larry Frates, appeals from a judgment of conviction of the crime of criminal sale of dangerous drugs entered on June 10, 1971, following jury trial and verdict of guilty in the district court of the thirteenth judicial district, county of Yellowstone, the Hon. Charles Luedke, district judge, presiding. Following denial of his motion for a new trial, defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction.

Defendant was arrested on the night of March 17, 1971, in Room 105 of the Imperial 400 Motel in Billings by officers of the Billings police department following a sale by defendant of…