Mines v. State

Banke, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of possessing benzphetamine and phenmetrazine in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the alleged contraband and that the state was improperly allowed to impugn his character by offering testimony that he had been involved in a drug transaction just prior to his arrest.

An Atlanta police investigator testified that on May 20,1982, he received information from a confidential informant, whom he had personally known for two years and from whom he had previously…