State v. Lopez

HUNTER, Judge.

Jaime Lopez, aka Jardiel Alvarez (“Lopez”), and Johnny Ahabrehan Sanchez, aka Genario Holgin (“Sanchez”), appeal from judgments entered 17 September 2004 consistent with jury verdicts for trafficking in heroin and conspiracy to traffic. For the reasons stated herein, we grant a new trial as to Lopez, but find no error as to Sanchez.

The State’s evidence tends to show that on 15 September 2003, an employee of Ovemite Tracking (“Ovemite”), a freight company, contacted Detective J. M. Ferrell (“Detective Ferrell”), a High Point police detective and drug enforcement agent, regarding…