State v. Abbott

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gernon, J.:

We granted Michael Abbott’s petition for review from a Court of Appeals’ decision which affirmed his convictions of one count each of possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Abbott became the focus of a drug investigation when a confidential informant (Cl) advised Detective Howard Shipley that Abbott would be traveling in a two-tone van from Hutchinson to Haven, giving a specific date and time, to purchase methamphetamine from someone named Greg.

The person named Greg was known to Detective…