McCarty v. State

Quillian, Judge.

Appellant was indicted, tried and convicted for the crime of possession of marijuana. He appeals his conviction. Held:

1. Appellant contends his right to a thorough and sifting cross examination of the state’s witness Battle, was abridged. We do not agree. James Battle was a soldier stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was working as an informer for the Army Criminal Investigation Division (C.I.D.). An apparent agreement was reached between Battle and the appellant for a sale of marijuana, to be consummated on the Fort Benning military reservation. However, shortly before the…