State v. Brandon

The defendant, James L. Brandon, also known as James Dodds, was found guilty by a jury of unlawful possession of crack cocaine with intent to deliver and was sentenced to 8 to 12 years’ imprisonment, with credit given for time previously served. He has appealed and assigns as error the trial court’s order permitting the State to endorse the name of an additional witness on the information on the day of trial, failure to grant his request for a continuance, refusal to give a jury instruction requested by him, and imposition of an excessive sentence.

The record shows that on February 24, 1990,…