State v. Hudson

STEPHAN, Judge.

Gregory Hudson appeals from his conviction, after a jury trial, on one charge of illegal possession of cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance. Appellant was sentenced to twelve years imprisonment. We remand.

On May 1, 1989, Officer John McKenzie observed an apparent transaction between appellant and Keith Williams. As the officer approached these two subjects, appellant dropped a clear plastic bag which he proceeded to stamp into the ground. The officer saw white powder leaking from the bag onto the ground, at which time he placed both appellant and Williams under arrest…