State v. Wilson

CROCKETT, Justice:

Defendant J. C. Wilson appeals from his conviction by a jury of distribution of a controlled substance, i. e., heroin, for value, in violation of 58 — 37—8(l)(a)(ii), U.C.A.1953. In seeking a reversal defendant’s principal contention is that there was not sufficient credible evidence to warrant submitting the case to the jury, or to justify finding him guilty.

On the evening of August 6, 1975, officers Mike Roberts and Jerry Mendez and Judy Heinz, after appropriate preliminary preparations, furnished an undercover agent, Denise Giersz, with two $20 bills, took her to the…