Wilson v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Larry Wayne Wilson was convicted of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act by possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, and he appeals.

The evidence adduced at trial, construed to support the jury’s verdict, showed that Sgt. Don Weathers of the Bartow County Police Department was asked by Tommy Pruitt, Commander of the Rome Floyd Metro Task Force, to participate in several undercover operations in Floyd County designed to uncover drug sales through the use of confidential informants. On May 29, 1987, one of the confidential informants, who claimed to know that…