Thompkins v. State

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Clarence L. Thompkins, a/k/a “Boo Boo,” was convicted of the sale of cocaine and appeals.

1. The State presented the testimony of an undercover police agent that he purchased $30 worth of cocaine from appellant. Appellant contends that the trial court committed reversible error at the time of his arraignment by denying his motion for funds to hire an investigator to aid in the preparation of his case, arguing that the need to locate a witness known as “Hashman” who was accompanying the undercover agent at the time of the transaction was critical to his defense. The…