Opinion ID: 2210270
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Heading: Insufficient Evidence of Predisposition

Text: The defendant claims that the evidence was insufficient to prove that he was predisposed to commit the crime. At trial, the defendant relied on an entrapment defense. The State may rebut this defense either by disproving police inducement or by proving the defendant's predisposition to commit the crime. McGowan v. State, 674 N.E.2d 174, 175 (Ind.1996). In reviewing a claim of insufficient evidence, we consider only the evidence that supports the verdict, and we draw all reasonable inferences from that evidence. Dockery v. State, 644 N.E.2d 573, 578 (Ind. 1994). We neither reweigh the evidence nor judge the credibility of the witnesses. Marshall v. State, 621 N.E.2d 308, 320 (Ind.1993). The conviction will be affirmed if the probative evidence and reasonable inferences drawn from the evidence could have allowed a reasonable trier of fact to find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. McEwen v. State, 695 N.E.2d 79, 90 (Ind. 1998). The evidence most favorable to the judgment is that the defendant was familiar with drug jargon and prices, that he engaged in multiple transactions, and that he undertook to arrange future transactions. These facts are sufficient to show a predisposition to deal in controlled substances. See, e.g., Martin v. State, 537 N.E.2d 491, 495 (Ind. 1989) (familiarity with drug jargon and two sales to undercover officers sufficient to demonstrate predisposition to sell drugs); Wallace v. State, 498 N.E.2d 961, 964-65 (Ind. 1986) (familiarity with drug prices and efforts to arrange future transactions among circumstances which support conviction).