Haley v. State

OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge

Case Summary

Appellant, Sanford D. Haley, appeals his conviction for Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance, 1 a Class A felony. 2 Haley contends that the trial court erred in taking judicial notice that Howe Military Institution is a school and hence, the State failed to provide sufficient evidence that Haley dealt drugs within 1,000 feet of school property. Haley maintains that the court’s taking of judicial notice denied him his right to meet witnesses face to face as required by Article 1, Section 13 of the Indiana Constitution. Because the trial court properly…