Opinion ID: 888179
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Text: ¶ 5 On the morning of December 22, 2005, Marjorie Marie Brown (Brown), who previously had agreed to act as a confidential informant for the Eastern Montana Drug Task Force (Task Force), contacted Agent Ben Brewer (Brewer) to inform him that she had arranged to buy one-half ounce of marijuana from Cody Butler (Butler). At the time, Butler was Jones's boyfriend and the two resided together. Later that morning, Brown telephoned Butler's home to confirm arrangements for the drug purchase. Jones answered the telephone and told Brown that Butler was hiding from some people and had asked her to complete the drug transaction with Brown. Jones and Brown made arrangements to meet later that day. This telephone conversation was tape-recorded by Brewer with Brown's consent and without a search warrant. Jones and Brown later met in a restroom at the Miles Community College where Jones provided Brown one-half ounce of marijuana in exchange for $100. ¶ 6 The State of Montana (State) subsequently charged Jones by information with one count of felony criminal distribution of dangerous drugs. Jones moved the District Court to dismiss the charge on the grounds of entrapment and to suppress the tape recording of the telephone conversation. The District Court held an evidentiary hearing, following which it denied both of Jones's motions. Jones and the State then entered into a plea agreement in which Jones agreed to plead guilty to the charged offense in exchange for the State's agreement to recommend the District Court defer imposition of sentence for three years. The plea agreement also provided that Jones would pay $125 restitution to the Task Force and that she reserved her right to appeal the District Court's ruling on her pretrial motions. The District Court accepted Jones's guilty plea, set a sentencing hearing and ordered preparation of a presentence investigation report (PSI). ¶ 7 The PSI concurred in the 3-year deferred imposition of sentence and set forth 25 recommended probation conditions. Following the sentencing hearing, the District Court ordered that imposition of Jones's sentence be deferred for two years subject to 24 conditions. The court also ordered Jones to pay $125 restitution to the Task Force. The court entered judgment on the conviction and sentence. Jones appeals.