State v. Martin

OPINION

BIRCH, Chief Judge.

John Derrick Martin, the defendant, was convicted by a jury on four counts of possession and sale of cocaine in various amounts. 1 The trial judge sentenced Martin to consecutive ten-year sentences and imposed a fine of $10,000 for each count. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the convictions, modified the sentences, and remanded the cause to the trial court so that a jury could determine the fine.

In this appeal, Martin contends (1) that the admission of tape-recorded statements of an informant at trial violated his state and federal constitutional rights; (2)…