State v. Smith

SIMONETT, Justice.

Defendant-appellant appeals from a conviction for possession of crack cocaine, 1 claiming his arrest was invalid, that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel, and that the trial was flawed by prosecuto-rial misconduct. We affirm.

The afternoon of May 7, 1989, Sgt. Jeffrey Grates set up surveillance of an apartment building on Portland Avenue in Minneapolis, known for its high drug traffic. From a half-block away, Grates observed defendant-appellant Lester Lee Smith standing in the entrance hallway. During a half-hour period, Grates watched as about five cars drove…