Paul v. State

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, her sister, and her sister’s live-in boyfriend were jointly indicted and tried for trafficking in cocaine. At trial, the appellant admitted having brought the cocaine in question into the co-defendants’ residence and having kept it there without their knowledge. She was accordingly convicted, while they were found not guilty. She brings this appeal from the denial of her motion for new trial. Held:

1. The appellant contends that in charging the jury the trial court gave the misleading and improper impression that she could be found guilty of trafficking in…