Valle v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in the conviction of appellant of Dealing in Cocaine, a Class A felony, for which he received a sentence of thirty (80) years, enhanced by twenty (20) years for aggravating circumstances.

The facts are: In May of 1987, appellant told Imy Jean Shepherd of his plans to make a fast trip to Florida to obtain cocaine. He had done this on previous occasions to obtain cocaine for his customers. Appellant was dealing in cocaine from his apartment in Marion, Indiana.

When he left for Florida in late May of 1987, he took $4,000 with him to purchase cocaine. Imy Jean's…