Fountain v. State

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Lonnie Fountain was convicted of possession of methamphetamine. The sole error enumerated on appeal alleges ineffective assistance of counsel.

This case arose as Fountain met his ex-wife in a gas station parking lot to deliver child support. A deputy saw him, inquired as to his identity, radioed that information to a dispatcher, and learned of an outstanding warrant for Fountain’s arrest for violating a temporary restraining order. The deputy arrested Fountain and transported him to the jail, where he was searched. Three baggies of methamphetamine were discovered on his…