Armstrong v. State

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

David Armstrong appeals his conviction for the sale of crack cocaine and his sentence to life imprisonment. Held:

1. Appellant contends evidence of a similar transaction was improperly admitted. He asserts the conviction as to that transaction was obtained in a trial in which he represented himself, after inadequate inquiry by that trial court as to whether appellant was indigent and whether he should have counsel appointed. The similar transaction was a sale by appellant of crack cocaine on March 31, 1989, in the same location as the offense in this case. This…