Legal Opinion
Copeland v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided January 18, 1982No. 1-481A138PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTSON, Judge.
Benjamin C. Copeland (Copeland) appeals his conviction of dealing in a narcotic, Ind. Code 35 — 48—4-1. Copeland was found guilty of two counts of dealing in hydro-morphine.
We affirm in part and reverse in part.
The facts most favorable to the State disclose that Copeland was contacted by a police informant, Nathanial Ussery (Uss-ery), who telephoned Copeland on November 13, 1978. Ussery called Copeland from the police department and requested to purchase dilaudids, a controlled substance, from Copeland. Copeland acknowledged that he had the drug. Ussery was then searched and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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