Hutcherson v. State

— The defendant, Marvin Hutcherson, was charged with five counts of the unlawful delivery of heroin, Ind. Code §35-24.1-4.1-1 (Burns 1975), and was convicted by a jury on four counts. He was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment on Counts II, III, and IV each, and to twenty-two years’ imprisonment on Count V. This direct appeal raises the following issues:

1. Whether there was sufficient evidence to support the jury verdicts and overcome the defense of entrapment;

2. Whether the doctrine of collateral estoppel applies as to Counts II, III, and IV since the jury reached a verdict of not guilty…