Jordan v. State

Beasley, Chief Judge.

Jordan appeals his conviction of violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act for possession and sale of cocaine. OCGA § 16-13-30. In his sole enumeration of error, he contends that the court erred in granting a motion in limine brought by the State and thereby limiting his cross-examination of an undercover officer concerning a confidential informant.

The State sought to prohibit Jordan from questioning State’s witnesses concerning the reliability, history, and identity of the informant. The prosecuting attorney argued that such facts concerning the informant were…