Townsend v. State

OPINION

GARRARD, Judge.

Michael Townsend (“Townsend”) appeals his convictions of distributing a substance represented to be a controlled substance, a class C felony, possession of a substance represented to be a controlled substance, a class C misdemeanor, and resisting law enforcement, a class A misdemeanor, after a trial by jury. We affirm in part, and reverse in part.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The facts most favorable to the verdict show that on the afternoon of June 8, 1995, the South Bend Police Department was conducting an undercover drug operation. Townsend waved police over to a curb,…