Bowman v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of dealing in a narcotic drug within 1,000 feet of school property, a class A felony, and of being a habitual substance offender. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Defendant’s claim that he was a victim of “sentencing factor manipulation” was unavailing because “sentencing factor manipulation” was inapplicable to the charges against him; (2) Defendant waived his claim that the jury verdict was not unanimous; (3) the trial court did not err in admitting redacted letters Defendant wrote to potential witnesses from prison; (4) there was sufficient evidence to support the conviction; and (5) the trial court was within its discretion in ordering Defendant to serve a sentence of forty years for felony dealing.
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