Taylor v. State

RUCKER, Judge.

Appellant-Defendant Jake Taylor appeals his conviction for dealing in cocaine, a Class B felony. He raises one issue for our review: whether the trial court committed reversible error by refusing to give Taylor’s tendered jury instruction on the defense of entrapment.

We reverse.

The facts reveal that Taylor had been acting as a confidential informant for the Delaware County Muneie Drug Task Force (“task force”). When task force officers heard reports that Taylor was selling cocaine, they decided to arrange a controlled buy from him. On January 9, 1992, an informant working with…