State v. Whitfield

KERN, Justice.

[¶ 1.] After intercepting a package with 87 grams of cocaine hidden in a doll, the State arrested and charged defendant with Count 1: possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, Count 2: possession of a controlled substance, Count 3: possession of marijuana, and Count 4: possession of drug paraphernalia. At defendant’s jury trial, the circuit court admitted two text messages sent to defendant’s phone, which suggested that the sender wanted to obtain cocaine from defendant. At the close of the evidentiary portion of the trial, defendant moved for a judgment of…