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ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: PAULA M. SAUER Danville, Indiana

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: STEVE CARTER Attorney General of Indiana J. T. WHITEHEAD Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA
JARVIS L. WATSON, JR., Appellant-Defendant, vs. STATE OF INDIANA, Appellee-Plaintiff. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 32A04-0501-CR-32

APPEAL FROM THE HENDRICKS SUPERIOR COURT The Honorable Karen M. Love, Judge Cause No. 32D03-0306-FA-4

December 30, 2005 OPINION - FOR PUBLICATION

MAY, Judge

Jarvis Watson, Jr., appeals his conviction of dealing in cocaine as a Class A felony. 1 He raises two issues, one of which we find dispositive: whether the evidence was sufficient to convict him of dealing in cocaine. 2 We reverse. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY On June 24, 2004, Detective Carri Weber received information from one of her female confidential informants ("the CI"). The CI told Detective Weber she had arranged to purchase cocaine from Watson later in the day in the parking lot of the White Castle restaurant in Plainfield. Detective Weber notified other members of the United Drug Task Force ("UDTF"), picked up the CI from her residence, and met with the UDTF to prepare for the drug buy. Officers photocopied $350.00 to be used for the buy ("buy money"), gave the buy money to the CI, and outfitted her with an audio transmitter. 3 One officer took the CI to the White Castle to await Watson's arrival. The CI was not searched before the buy. Weber and another detective observed from across the street, and other officers observed nearby. Shortly before 5 p.m., Watson arrived at White Castle. The CI got into Watson's vehicle, remained there for about ten to twenty seconds, and then exited the vehicle. On Detective Weber's signal, uniformed officers arrived and took both Watson and the CI

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