Pittman v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was tried before a jury for possession of cocaine and commercial gambling. The following evidence, construed most favorably to support the jury’s verdict, was adduced at trial: A confidential informant informed Officer Martin Ursitti, of the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, that defendant was selling cocaine. On December 17, 1985, pursuant to a search warrant, Officer Ursitti and other law enforcement officers conducted a search of defendant’s parent’s house, where defendant then resided. Officer Ursitti discovered in defendant’s bedroom, “on top of the…