Hunt v. State

Johnson, Judge.

A jury found John Hunt guilty of one count of selling cocaine to an undercover officer. He appeals his conviction.

1. Hunt, who represented himself at trial, testified that his purpose for being in a “known drug area” at the time of the incident was to gather material for a book he was writing about his life experiences. He argues in this appeal that the trial court erred in refusing to admit the manuscript of the book into evidence. The court excluded the manuscript on the grounds that its contents were irrelevant and immaterial to the offense charged. “Evidence must relate to…