Hilyard v. State

Defendant-appellant (Hilyard) was charged with two counts. Count I charged defendant with possession of a dangerous drug and Count II charged the defendant with the sale of a dangerous drug.

Hilyard had a bench trial which resulted in the trial court finding him not guilty of Count I, possession of a dangerous drug, and finding him guilty of Count II, the sale of dangerous drugs, and sentence was passed on him in conformity with the statute.

The facts are that the drugs Hilyard was charged with the possession and sale of were alleged to be amphetamines.

John Zeilinga, a police informer and a…