Abbott v. State

RUCKER, Justice.

After a trial by jury thirty-year-old Ant-won Leon Abbott was convicted of posses*1017sion of cocaine as a Class B felony for which he was sentenced to the maximum term of twenty years. Based on the nature of the offense we revise Abbott’s sentence to twelve years.

Facts and Procedural History

The essential facts are these. In the early afternoon hours of September 8, 2009 Kokomo police officer Gary Taylor — a member of the Drug Task force — planned to make a controlled buy of narcotics at 486 South Indiana Street. As Officer Taylor headed in that direction he observed a car in front…