Grier v. State

217 Ga. App. 409 (1995)

GRIER

v.

THE STATE.

A95A0079.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided May 9, 1995.

J. Ellis Millsaps, for appellant.

Alan A. Cook, District Attorney, for appellee.

RUFFIN, Judge.

Vanessa Grier appeals from her conviction of possession of cocaine in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act.

The record shows that Grier was visiting her boyfriend, Rodney Benton, at the Newton County Detention Center and brought a package containing toiletries for his cellmate, Larry Baines. An officer inspected the package and found a straw containing what was later identified as cocaine…