Stephens v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Armor Stephens, Jr., was convicted of the sale of cocaine. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a continuance based on adverse publicity, in overruling his motion for a change of venue, and in failing to give two of his requests to charge.

1. One week prior to the trial of Stephens’ case, a person accused of a similar offense was acquitted. The State’s principal witness in that case was an undercover GBI agent. This same witness was scheduled to appear in Stephens’ case. The not-guilty verdict apparently enraged Sheriff Lamar Echols,…