State v. Smith

Defendant, Jack Smith, was convicted of having a narcotic drug, cannabis, in his possession with the intent to sell and distribute it. He alleges three assignments of error: (1) The failure of the State to prove its case; (2) the failure of the court to instruct the jury that the police officers must have had reasonable cause to believe he was predisposed to commit the act to legally entrap him; and (3) the failure of the court to admonish the jury that his acts of January 16, 1970, could not be considered as “prior conduct.” We affirm.

Defendant, who had a previous felony conviction,…