Welch v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

Lonnie Welch was convicted by a jury of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. Welch appeals from the judgment of conviction and denial of his motion for new trial.

The evidence at trial showed that on the afternoon of Welch’s arrest, Eatonton police received an anonymous telephone call indicating an individual named “Dolly Foo Foo” was selling drugs in a bar called the Sunset Club. The chief of police, who knew Dolly Foo Foo was an alias of Welch, responded to the call and drove to the Sunset Club. As he approached…