State v. Batchelor

STROUD, Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine and the sale of cocaine. Defendant appeals, arguing he must receive a new trial as the trial court erred in (1) admitting hearsay evidence regarding defendant being a drug dealer, (2) allowing character evidence regarding defendant being a drug dealer, and (3) allowing a tainted in-court identification of defendant. Defendant also claims ineffective assistance of counsel. For the following reasons, we find no prejudicial error.

I. Background

The State’s evidence tended to show that on 22 March…