Dixon v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Manoukian, J.:

Appellant was indicted and subsequently convicted on two counts of sale of a controlled substance, NRS 453.231, and one count of conspiracy to sell a controlled substance, NRS 199.480. The arrests were occasioned by defendant’s selling the contraband material to a police informant and an undercover officer.

The informant took the officer to Dixon’s residence where the officer stated he needed to purchase heroin for his wife. Dixon arranged to purchase the heroin from a co-defendant, who subsequently pled guilty and turned State’s evidence. After the purchase,…