State v. Vitale

CRIST, Judge.

Defendant James Vitale appeals a conviction for illegal possession of a Schedule II controlled substance (cocaine), for which he was sentenced as a prior offender to five years’ imprisonment. We affirm.

Although there was contradictory testimony concerning the facts, we view the evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict. On October 4, 1988, Officer Gary Kukla received a phone call from a confidential informant. The informant indicated that defendant would be engaging in drug transactions that evening in the parking lot next to a popular night club. The informant gave the…