Arnold v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found Danny Arnold guilty of possession of cocaine. He appeals, claiming that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel and that the trial court erred in allowing three witnesses to testify for the State. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. The record shows that on January 1, 1999, the Douglasville Police Department conducted surveillance of the Raven Wood Apartments, a “high crime” and “high drug” area that had been the subject of citizen complaints regarding drug activity. During the surveillance, Officer James Phipps observed a green Honda Civic pull into…