Lawson v. State

Pope, Judge.

Co-defendants Gilbert Jerome Lawson and Franklin D. Roosevelt Taylor, Jr., were charged with separate offenses of distributing cocaine, tried jointly and both found guilty. Defendants raise identical enumerations of error on appeal.

1. We reject defendants’ argument that the evidence was insufficient to support their convictions. Both defendants presented an alibi defense which was refuted by evidence presented by the State. The undercover agent who purchased rock cocaine from defendants positively identified them at trial. “The direct testimony of the officer was sufficient to…