Forehand v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted by a jury of dealing in a schedule II controlled substance, phencyclidine (PCP), a class B felony, Ind.Code §§ 35-48-4-2, 85-48-2-6 (Burns 1984 Cum.Supp.), and was sentenced to fifteen (15) years imprisonment. This direct appeal raises two issues:(1) Whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence of a drug transaction contemporaneous with the charged offense.(2) Whether the Defendant was provided with ineffective assistance by trial counsel.

The evidence at trial revealed that a confidential informant contacted Officer Bauner of the…