Bowens v. State

Andrews, Judge.

Bowens was convicted of distributing cocaine in violation of OCGA § 16-13-30 and appeals.

Detective J. K. Taylor testified at trial that on January 22, 1992, he and undercover detective Skinner told Bowens that they were looking for some “rocks,” street parlance for crack cocaine. Skinner negotiated a price of $80 for the drug. Bowens said that he would be right back; he left the area and returned three to four minutes later. When Bowens returned he asked Taylor if he was a cop, and Taylor said no. Bowens then handed Taylor four “rocks,” which Taylor showed to Skinner and then…