Collins v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant David L. Collins was found guilty by a jury in the Warrick Superior Court of the crime of Delivery of a Controlled Substance for which he received a sentence of seventeen (17) years, and Possession of a Controlled Substance for which he received a term of three (8) years, said sentences to be served concurrently. Collins raises two issues for our consideration in this direct appeal:

1. trial court error in admitting evidence of other crimes; and

2. error in convicting and sentencing Collins for both delivery and possession of a controlled substance.

The…