Jones v. State

Carley, Chief Judge.

After a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of the sale of cocaine. He appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered by the trial court on the jury’s guilty verdict.

Appellant’s sole contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in permitting counsel for the State to engage in allegedly improper closing argument. This contention necessitates an examination of “each portion of the allegedly objectionable argument in the context of the facts and the issues created by those facts.” Cooper v. State, 178 Ga. App. 709, 711 (3) (345 SE2d 606) (1986).

The…