Johnston v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

On September 3, 1986, Paris Gay Johnston was found guilty by a jury of Dealing in Cocaine or a Narcotic Drug, a class A felony. On October 3, 1986, he was sentenced to fifty (50) years. He directly appeals raising the following issues:

1. whether the trial court erred in denying Johnston’s motion to dismiss even though the State did not produce informant Becky Woodbury for a deposition;

2. whether the trial court erred in admitting testimony of conversations between police and informant Becky Wood-bury over Johnston’s hearsay objections;

3. whether the trial court erred in…