Gist v. State

CARDINE, Chief Justice.

Appellant Steve Gist was convicted of delivery of a controlled substance, marijuana, in violation of § 35-7-1031(a)(ii), W.S. 1977. He appeals his conviction, contending that the trial court erred in prohibiting him from presenting witnesses to impeach a narcotics officer who testified against him.

We reverse.

On May 17,1985, David Lauck, an undercover narcotics officer for the Campbell County Sheriff’s Department, met appellant’s brother, Roger Gist, in the alley beside the Gist brothers’ house. The two men entered a vehicle, and Roger Gist asked Agent Lauck if he wanted…