Brooker v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was indicted and convicted of the offense of selling marijuana, a violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. Defendant appeals, contending that the state has failed to establish the chain of custody of the bag of marijuana which defendant was convicted of having sold to an undercover Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) agent. Held:

1. The GBI agent testified that while working undercover in Lowndes County she purchased from defendant for $20 a plastic bag containing suspected marijuana. The agent testified that she marked the bag in question with…