Cardwell v. State

George Rose Smith, Justice.

In March, 1977, the appellant Cardwell sold 20 packets of cocaine to a police informant for $180. Members of the West Memphis police department supplied the money for the purchase and took photographs of the bills in advance and also of the transaction as it was in progress. The jury found Cardwell guilty of the delivery of a controlled substance and fixed his sentence at 18 years. Several points for reversal are argued.

Many months before the trial defense counsel filed a motion for the discovery of the names of witnesses, of any written or oral statements, of…