Woodruff v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge.
Convicted of trafficking in cocaine, Edward Woodruff appeals on two grounds: (1) the evidence was insufficient, and (2) the court erred in accepting an officer as an expert in narcotics deals and allowing him to testify why more than one person may be involved on the seller’s side of a large drug transaction. Since the evidence amply supported the conviction, and since the officer did not render an expert opinion but only testified as to why two people were involved as sellers in this particular sale, we affirm.
1. When sufficiency of the evidence is raised, the question on…
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