State v. Thrift

PARKER, Judge.

In his first assignment of error, defendant contends the court erred in failing to dismiss the charge of trafficking by delivering cocaine because the State failed to offer evidence that defendant “delivered” cocaine. We disagree.

The State’s evidence showed that on 25 April 1984, S.B.I. Agent David Ramsey told defendant that he wanted to arrange a transaction for a quantity of cocaine for potential buyers in the near future. Defendant subsequently indicated to Ramsey that he had cocaine available for sale, and Ramsey drove to defendant’s house on 2 May 1984 to complete the sale.…