Wilcox v. State

Smith, Judge.

Larry Wilcox was charged by accusation with the offense of possession of cocaine. After Wilcox was found guilty by a jury and his motion for new trial was denied, this appeal ensued. Wilcox contends that his motion for new trial was erroneously denied because the State failed to rebut his defense of entrapment and because the trial court erred in allowing the accusation to be amended during jury deliberations. We disagree with both contentions and affirm.

Construed in favor of the verdict, evidence was presented that on September 14, 1995, undercover officers set up a “reverse”…