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Pursuant to Ind.Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case.

FILED
Jun 10 2010, 9:21 am
of the supreme court, court of appeals and tax court

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APPELLANT PRO SE: CAYLIN P. BLACK Bunker Hill, Indiana

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: GREGORY F. ZOELLER Attorney General of Indiana J.T. WHITEHEAD Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA
CAYLIN P. BLACK, Appellant-Defendant, vs. STATE OF INDIANA, Appellee-Plaintiff. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 27A04-0909-CR-501

APPEAL FROM THE GRANT SUPERIOR COURT The Honorable Randall Johnson, Judge Cause No. 27D02-0802-FA-14

June 10, 2010 MEMORANDUM DECISION - NOT FOR PUBLICATION FRIEDLANDER, Judge

Caylin P. Black, pro se, appeals from his conviction after a jury trial of Dealing in Cocaine1 as a class A felony. Black raises the following restated issues for our review: 1. 2. Was Black's right to a speedy trial violated? Did the trial court err by limiting Black's cross-examination of the confidential informant? Did the State commit a Brady violation with respect to discovery of the confidential informant's criminal history? Was Black's trial lawyer ineffective?

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We affirm. On September 25, 2007, the Grant County JEAN team drug task force conducted a controlled buy of cocaine from Black. Marion Police Department Detective Ross Allen was the lead detective, while Marion Police Department Detective Sergeant Mark Stefanatos and Grant County Sheriff's Department Lieutenant Michael Andru also participated in the operation. They used a confidential informant, Maurice Rogers, to select the dealer. Rogers was working with the police in exchange for the dismissal of three class B felony cocaine delivery charges. The officers equipped Rogers with a camera and a listening device, searched him prior to the buy, provided him with five hundred dollars of buy money, and dropped Rogers off in Black's neighborhood. Rogers had telephoned Black in advance to arrange the buy. Once there, Rogers met with Black, went inside Black's home, gave him the buy money, and Black gave Rogers the cocaine. The cocaine weighed 6.94 grams. The transaction was recorded.

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