Clark v. State

Mikell, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Robert Lee Clark, Jr., was convicted of two counts of selling cocaine, OCGA § 16-13-30 (b), and sentenced to concurrent sentences of fifteen years on each count, with ten years to be served and the balance on probation. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions, and that the trial court erred (1) in allowing the state to comment during opening and closing arguments on the connection between illegal drugs and crime in the community; (2) in admitting his booking photograph…