State of Arizona v. Maverick Kemp Gray

OPINION

MILLER, Presiding Judge:

¶ 1 Maverick Gray was convicted after a jury trial of one count of sale of narcotics, cocaine base, and sentenced to a 9.25-year prison term. On appeal, he argues the trial court abused its discretion by refusing his request for a jury instruction on entrapment. For the reasons that follow, Gray’s conviction and sentence are affirmed.

Factual and Procedural Background

¶ 2 We view the facts in the light most favorable to the party requesting the jury instruction. See State v. King, 225 Ariz. 87, ¶ 13, 235 P.3d 240, 243 (2010). In June 2013, Tucson Police Department…