State v. Walker

Defendant Walker appeals a jury conviction for the criminal sale of dangerous drugs. On March 13, 1986, the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, sentenced Walker to seven years in the Montana State Prison.

We affirm.

Walker raises three issues for our review:

1. Did the District Court err when it denied Walker’s third motion for a continuance?

2. Did the District Court violate Walker’s right to a speedy trial?

3. Did the District Court err when it gave the State’s jury instruction on entrapment?

Walker was arrested on July 29, 1985, for selling a quarter-pound of marijuana to a…