Legal Opinion
Wells v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 18, 1999No. A98A2057PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
A jury found Wells guilty of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of marijuana. The trial court sentenced Wells to life for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and to 12 months for possession of marijuana. Wells appeals, asserting numerous errors. Because Wells’ assertions lack merit, we affirm.
On November 23, 1993, following a “controlled buy” of crack cocaine at a motel room, six to eight members of the Gwinnett County Drug Task Force obtained a search warrant for the motel room. Detective Diaz testified that, while waiting to execute the…
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