Howard v. State

Benham, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act by selling a piece of “rock” cocaine to the captain of the Fitzgerald, Georgia, police department. Appellant maintains that the evidence presented at trial is not sufficient to support a conviction, and contends that two of the trial court’s rulings were erroneous.

1. The captain of the Fitzgerald police department testified that he was driving down a Moultrie, Georgia, city street while working undercover as a drug buyer. A man he identified as appellant signaled him to pull over, whereupon the officer…