COKER v. STATE

No. 3-979A263.

399 N.E.2d 857 (1980)

William Henry COKER, Defendant-Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

Rehearing Denied April 22, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellen S. Podgor, Crown Point, for defendant-appellant.

Theo. L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Wesley T. Wilson, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for plaintiff-appellee.


GARRARD, Presiding Judge.

Appellant William Henry Coker was charged with the offense of dealing in a narcotic drug, to-wit: heroin. The jury found him to be guilty as charged and assessed a penalty of nine (9) years imprisonment and a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000). The trial court ultimately sentenced Coker to five (5) years imprisonment.

The facts in this case are as follows. In September 1977, Carl Hobbs was employed by the Drug Enforcement Administration...

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