State v. Rodriguez

The defendant, Louie Rodriguez, was convicted by a jury on the charge of delivery of a controlled substance. Rodriguez appealed to the Nebraska Court of Appeals, which affirmed the conviction. We reverse, and remand for a new trial.

In August 1990, the Western Nebraska Intelligence Narcotics Group, a multiagency drug task force often referred to as “WING,” arranged for a series of controlled purchases of controlled substances in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. To make the purchases, WING used a cooperating individual, Jesse Bravo.

On August 29, 1990, WING directed Bravo to attempt to purchase cocaine…