Jackson v. State

Judge Harold R. Banke.

James Arnell Jackson was convicted of selling cocaine and received a mandatory life sentence. On appeal, he enumerates three errors, contesting the admission of similar transaction evidence, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel, and challenging the sufficiency of the evidence.

The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, revealed that Jackson sold a $20 piece of crack cocaine to an undercover agent. Rigenstrup v. State, 197 Ga. App. 176, 181 (4) (398 SE2d 25) (1990). When the agent pulled into the parking lot, Jackson approached his car and…