Robertson v. State

Doyle, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Antonio Robertson appeals from his convictions for selling cocaine, 1 possessing marijuana, 2 and possessing cocaine, 3 contending that the trial court erred by (1) denying his motion for a mistrial after a witness volunteered a prejudicial hearsay statement from a nontestifying informant, (2) admitting evidence of two prior similar transactions involving drug sales, (3) improperly instructing the jury on proof of possession, and (4) failing to merge the convictions for selling cocaine and possessing cocaine. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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