State v. Torres

The opinion of the court was delivered by Luckert, J.:

*735 Seth Torres sold methamphetamine to a confidential informant, Justin Barrett, while law enforcement officers observed them. Barrett paid for the methamphetamine with $220 cash provided by law enforcement officers who had recorded each bill's serial number. After the drug deal, Torres briefly entered a nearby apartment before he got into the passenger seat of a car and left. A law enforcement officer followed the car and pulled it over. Another officer formally arrested Torres and searched the car, finding $200 of the recorded money. The…