Wadlington v. State

CASE SUMMARY

Buchanan, J.

Appellant Cliff R. Wadlington (Wadlington) appeals from a trial court conviction of possession of a narcotic drug, claiming insufficient evidence, and that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for trial by jury.

We affirm.

FACTS

The evidence and facts most favorable to the State are as follows:

Pursuant to an informant’s tip that a Negro male named Domino was selling heroin in the vicinity of Talbot and 22nd Streets, Indianapolis, Indiana, three officers of the Indianapolis Police Department conducted a surveillance of the area at approximately 9:3Q p.m., May…