Gassett v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
BERNES, Judge.
A Toombs County jury convicted Calvin Lee Gassett of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. On appeal, Gassett challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction. He also contends the trial court erred in denying his motion for continuance; in denying his chain of custody objection to the drug evidence; in admitting his pretrial statements to police and in admitting the prior statements of a witness. Lastly, he contends that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
1. "On appeal, we view the evidence in…
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