Washington v. State

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Larry Washington was sentenced, as a recidivist, to life in prison after being convicted by a jury of two counts of selling cocaine in violation of OCGA § 16-13-30 and two counts of selling cocaine within 1,000 feet of a public housing project in violation of OCGA § 16-13-32.5. He appeals.

The record in this case demonstrates that on October 27, 28 and 29, 1992, Detective Randy Gallman of the Calhoun Police Department conducted an undercover drug-buy operation. On each of the above dates a confidential informant named Mark Dodd, acting as an agent of the police…