Wilson v. State

476 S.E.2d 97 (1996)

222 Ga. App. 818

WILSON

v.

The STATE.

No. A96A1934.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

September 18, 1996.

Collier & Gamble, Wilbur T. Gamble, III, Dawson, for appellant.

Charles M. Ferguson, District Attorney, for appellee.

BLACKBURN, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Theopulas Jerome Wilson was convicted of trafficking in cocaine. On appeal, Wilson argues that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for mistrial, contending that a State's witness improperly introduced evidence of his character during the trial.

On October 22, 1995, Wilson's vehicle was stopped for a speeding…