Thrasher v. State

Johnson, Judge.

A jury found James Thrasher guilty of possession of cocaine. Thrasher appeals from the verdict and the denial of his motion for a new trial.

1. Thrasher contends in his first enumeration that the trial court erred in allowing the state to improperly place his character in issue by introducing evidence of a prior conviction for possession of marijuana.

On direct examination, Thrasher stated that he told the arresting officer, “Well, I don’t mess with dope.” On cross-examination, the district attorney asked Thrasher, “When you said you don’t deal with dope, that’s a lie, isn’t it?”…