Scott v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
A Warren County jury convicted Frank Ellis Scott of possessing cocaine and selling cocaine to an undercover officer. The trial court sentenced Scott, a recidivist, to life in prison. He appeals, and we affirm the conviction for reasons which follow.
1. Because Scott contends the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, we review that evidence in a light most favorable to the jury’s verdict. See Hopkins v. State, 222 Ga. App. 157 (473 SE2d 267) (1996). The State’s chief witness was a Georgia Bureau of Investigation (“GBI”) agent who worked undercover in Warren County…
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