Graves v. State

Phipps, Judge.

A jury found Ralph Virgil Graves guilty of trafficking in more than 200 grams of methamphetamine.1 He appeals, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict and that the state failed to disprove his affirmative defense of entrapment. Because these contentions lack merit, we affirm.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict,2 the record shows that a confidential informant (Cl) contacted Special Agent Peter Connolly of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in June 2002 with information about Graves. The Cl had previously bought…