Bowers v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Bowers appeals his conviction of the offense of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. Held:

1. The attention of a patrolling police officer was directed by the outcry of a private citizen to two individuals standing together beside a building. After the officer illuminated the area with the spotlight on his patrol car, the two individuals separated and started to walk away until ordered to stop. Subsequently, the officer observed one of the individuals, defendant Bowers, drop four small plastic bags containing crack cocaine to the…