Hyche v. State

OPINION

CRONE, Judge.

Case Summary

This is a case of a drug deal gone awry. The defendant and another man attempted to buy drugs, and during the transaction, one of the sellers was shot to death. The State charged the defendant with murder, felony murder, and dealing in a controlled substance. The jury found the defendant not guilty of murder, but guilty of felony murder and dealing.

On appeal, the defendant Steven Hyche claims that he was merely attempting to purchase ecstasy, not to deal in it. As such, he claims that he does not fall within the legislature's definition of a person who has…