State v. Johnson

OPINION

RUCKER, Judge

After a trial by jury Appellant-Defendant Cary Johnson was convicted of two counts of dealing in cocaine as Class A felonies1 and two counts of possession of cocaine as Class C felonies.2 In a post-trial order the trial court vacated the convictions and ordered a new trial based on the ineffective assistance of Johnson’s trial counsel. The State of Indiana now appeals contending the trial court erred in setting aside the jury’s verdict. We disagree and therefore affirm.

The record shows that Johnson was the target of two police undercover drug operations in June and…