Bertholf v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

Charles Keith Bertholf, Sr. was convicted of selling methamphetamine. OCGA § 16-13-30 (b). The chief evidence against Bertholf was the testimony of Michael Baxter, to whom Bertholf sold the drugs, and Bertholf’s own confession to police. On appeal, Bertholf claims that the State improperly withheld evidence from him and that his trial attorney was ineffective.

1. In a vague argument, Bertholf claims the State denied him due process of law by failing to timely provide his trial attorney with a copy of the audiotape made of his confession to police. The record shows Bertholf’s…