Pugh v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

The appellant, Reginald Regal Pugh, appeals his conviction of trafficking more than 400 grams of cocaine in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act.

1. Initially, Pugh maintains that the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict because the state did not prove be*254yond a reasonable doubt that the eighteen bags of cocaine contained a purity of more than ten percent. Specifically, he challenges the method used by the state’s expert in testing the purity of the cocaine. The state’s expert witness, a forensic chemist trained in drug analysis, testified…