Hill v. State

Banke, Chief Judge.

The defendant was convicted of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in *510admitting into evidence certain testimony which placed his character in issue.

The defendant had been under surveillance as a suspected drug dealer for some time prior to his arrest. On July 26, 1984, he was observed walking in a field with one Lorenzo McCaskill. The two men stopped at a bush, and the defendant pointed to the ground. McCaskill then reached down and retrieved a brown paper bag. McCaskill was detained soon thereafter, and the…