Dixon v. State

Uvencia Dixon, defendant, appeals her conviction and sentence for trafficking in cocaine.

Defendant and Jorge Llerena were both charged with trafficking in cocaine. Llere-na is the father of defendant’s children, the couple lived together at the time of the offense, and although not legally married, they considered themselves husband and wife. The state sought to prove that Llerena conducted a sale of cocaine transaction with two undercover police officers.

Defendant and Llerena were represented by a single, privately-retained attorney in a one-jury trial. Before trial, the prosecutor stated on…