Longley v. State

Demetrice T. Longley (defendant) appeals his judgments and sentences which were entered by the trial court after a jury found him guilty of committing the crimes of conspiracy to deliver cocaine and possession of cocaine. Determining that the trial court erred in issuing its jury instruction with regard to the conspiracy count, we reverse and remand for a new trial on that conviction. We affirm as to the possession of cocaine conviction.

The defendant was convicted based upon a drug transaction set up by a confidential informant, Ewanda Stephens. The defendant approached Stephens and offered…