Wilson v. State

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The appellant was convicted of two counts of selling cocaine in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in admitting into evidence the cocaine which was the subject of Count 1 of the indictment, over his objection that the state had failed to establish a sufficient chain of custody. Held:

1. The undercover officer who had purchased the cocaine in question from the appellant testified that after doing so he placed it into an envelope which he then marked for identification and delivered to Officer Boyd. Officer Boyd…