Mayo v. State

Defendant appeals his conviction for delivery of metamphetamine. He contends that the Trial Court committed legal error in denying his motion to dismiss the indictment against him due to its failure to identify him under his proper name.

An undercover Wilmington police officer purchased a small quantity of methamphetamine from a person who identified himself as “Orwell.” The officer later picked out “Orwell’s” photograph from among several police identification folders of drug suspects known to frequent the area where “Orwell” made his sale. The folder containing his photograph bore the name…