Branch v. State

Miller, Judge.

These companion cases are the result of a joint trial in which Derrick Levar Branch and Montrae Marshonne Moss were convicted of trafficking in cocaine. In separate appeals, Branch and Moss each contend that the trial court erred by admitting certain similar transaction evidence. We discern no error and affirm.

The underlying case arose after the Drug Enforcement Administration in conjunction with the Hall County Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad arranged for a confidential informant (“Cl”) to make two controlled buys of crack cocaine from Branch and his live-in girlfriend, Parish…