Touchstone v. State

GARRARD, Judge.

Touchstone was charged with possession of cocaine, with three counts of resisting law enforcement and with public intoxication. A jury convicted him on the first count, convicted him of lesser offense misdemeanors on each of the resisting counts and acquitted him on the fifth count.

The evidence favorable to the verdicts disclosed that police were dispatched to investigate a disturbance. They discovered Touchstone, who was sitting on the sidewalk erying and sweating profusely. When asked his name Touchstone replied, "Omar," then screamed that his name was not Omar and began…