Allen v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in a conviction of appellant of Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance, a Class B felony, for which he received a sentence of six (6) years. He was also found to be an habit ual criminal, for which his sentence was enhanced by twenty-four (24) years for a total sentence of thirty (80) years.

The facts are: On September 7, 1985, Officer James Allison of the Evansville Police Department and Calvin Ard, a paid informant, went to the Vanderburgh County residence of "Fat Pat," a suspected *802crime figure, to see if Ard could buy drugs from him. While Allison…