Thomas v. State

Appellant, Kevin Thomas, appeals the order of the trial court, adjudicating him guilty of possession of cocaine with intent to sell, and sentencing him to six years in prison. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

This ease involves a discovery violation regarding the testimony of the State’s witness Detective Tianga, who arrested Thomas for possession of cocaine with intent to sell pursuant to a search warrant, obtained based on information given by an informant. Defense counsel initially objected to Tianga testifying as an expert in street level narcotics during the State’s direct…