State v. Cannon

The State appeals from the dismissal of sale of cocaine and possession charges against appellee. The issue is whether the undercover officers’ actions, in giving ap-pellee cocaine after the transaction was complete and allowing him to go into the community with that substance, violated due process and required that the charges against appellee be dismissed. We answer that question in the affirmative, but as to the possession charge only. The sale of cocaine charge should stand, as that offense was already completed when the officers allowed appellee to. take some of the crack cocaine.

Appellee…