Legal Opinion
Edwards v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 5, 1996No. A95A2662PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Chief Judge.
Edwards appeals from his conviction and sentence on one count of the sale of cocaine. OCGA § 16-13-30 (b).
Evidence at trial showed that on October 22, 1992, a military police officer working undercover with the Hinesville police department purchased $50 worth of crack cocaine from Edwards. The officer was accompanied by a known source who had volunteered to assist the police in undercover drug operations and who arranged the purchase with Edwards. The police did not immediately arrest Edwards, so as to conduct further undercover buys in the area. He was arrested on…
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