Newson v. State

IRVING, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Calvin Bernard Newson was convicted in Tate County Circuit Court of the sale of cocaine. This is his appeal wherein he alleges that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial. We find no merit in Newsom’s assertion and affirm the trial judge.

FACTS

¶ 2. The Tate-Panola County Task Force conducted an undercover drug operation. They enlisted Betty Taylor as the confidential informant to buy drugs. Taylor was incarcerated at the Tate County jail when the task force contacted her about…