Hill v. State

ALTENBERND, Acting Chief Judge.

April Hill appeals her convictions for sale and possession of cocaine. She argues that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence a letter she sent to the judge asking for drug treatment and psychiatric help instead of a jail sentence. We reverse.

At Ms. Hill’s trial, the State produced evidence that on two occasions on May 21, 1998, Ms. Hill sold small quantities of crack cocaine to an undercover police officer who was accompanied by a confidential informant. The officer testified that he and the confidential informant went to the home of Elizabeth Hill,…