Washington v. State

DREW, E. HARRIS (Ret.), Associate Judge.

Richard Washington was convicted of the unlawful possession of a controlled substance (heroin), and sale and delivery of such substance. His conviction was based solely on the testimony of Police Officer Barbara Simms, who testified that she and a confidential informant (Jarrow) purchased $100.00 of heroin from Washington.

Prior to the trial, the State and the defendant agreed (and the court approved such agreement) that a polygraph examination would be made of the defendant and that, whether favorable or unfavorable, it would be used and presented in…