Dawson v. State

OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

In early 1997, William H. Dawson was indicted on eight counts of selling cocaine 1 during the months of October through December, 1996, as well as one additional count of maintaining a “crack house” 2 during those months. Dawson ultimately pleaded no contest to three of the sale counts; in return, the State dismissed the other charges and also dismissed another case that was pending against Dawson, a sale of cocaine charge in case number 4FA-96-3487 Cr.

Dawson’s offenses are class B felonies. 3 Dawson had one prior felony conviction for assault with a dangerous weapon…