Dasher v. State

Andrews, Chief Judge.

Gus Dasher appeals from the judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of possession of cocaine with an intent to distribute. On appeal, Dasher claims the trial court erred in requiring him to elect between cross-examining his co-defendant and opening and concluding the closing argument. We agree and reverse.

The evidence at trial taken in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, was that on June 10, Kent Harvey, the arresting officer, was on patrol outside of Climax, Georgia, when he noticed Dasher and the co-defendant, Daria Gammon, traveling without…