Legal Opinion
People v. Buckner
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided October 15, 2009No. 07CA2510PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge MARQUEZ. *
Defendant, James V. Buckner, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of possession and one count of distribution of a controlled substance. He also appeals his fifteen-year sentence to the custody of the Department of Corrections (DOC). We affirm.
The prosecution presented evidence that an undercover police officer called defendant and arranged a meeting for the purpose of purchasing drugs. Defendant provided the officer with crack cocaine in exchange for $40 and was later arrested. The prosecution charged defendant…
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