State v. Newman

Wise, John, J.

{¶ 1} Appellant Reginald Jevon Newman appeals his conviction, in the Court of Common Pleas, Guernsey County, on several felony counts, including cocaine trafficking and possession. Appellee is the State of Ohio. The relevant procedural facts leading to this appeal are as follows.

{¶ 2} The State's criminal case against appellant developed out of a series of controlled drug purchases through a confidential police informant in February, March, and April 2015, and the subsequent execution of a search warrant at a residence on Fairground Road in Lore City, Ohio. The search warrant in…