State v. Nelsen

WINANS, Justice.

Defendant-appellant was charged with three counts of unlawfully distributing a controlled substance, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), on three separate occasions in July of 1972.

The State’s primary witness, Keith Brown, a paid undercover agent, testified that he had purchased LSD from Defendant on July 12, 15 and 17 of 1972. He had come to Yankton, South Dakota in June, at the request of local authorities to investigate drug abuse and related activities in Yankton County. The arrest of Appellant resulted from this investigation.

Mr. Brown’s activities were supervised by…