Blue v. State

DELL, Judge.

Appellant seeks reversal of his conviction and sentence for possession of cocaine. He contends that the trial court reversibly erred when it overruled his objection to the admission of hearsay evidence given by a police officer. We agree and reverse.

The police arrested appellant after they observed an exchange of an unidentified object between another man and him. A police officer testified that after appellant saw him, he ran away. He and another police officer gave chase. During the chase the police officer saw appellant remove a vial from his pocket, but did not see what…