Darden v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Defendant appeals his convictions on three counts of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, OCGA § 16-13-30.

1. Defendant contends that the trial court erred when it charged the jury that as to count one defendant could be found guilty if he committed the offense within four years of the date shown on the indictment. His ground is that the State had made the dates in counts one and two (selling cocaine to undercover agents) an essential element.

The trial court charged as to count two that the jury would be authorized to find defendant guilty if the State proved beyond…