Cooper v. State

Cooper, Judge.

Appellant was charged with violations of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. Following his conviction by a jury, he appeals from the judgment of conviction entered on the verdict and the denial of his motion for new trial.

Appellant was first arrested in September 1990 when an officer with the Atlanta Police Department observed appellant sitting in the parking lot of a housing project holding a clear plastic bag in his hand. As the officer approached appellant, appellant attempted to conceal the plastic bag. However, the officer retrieved the bag which contained four pieces of…