Black v. State

Deen, Chief Judge.

Appellant was convicted of three counts of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act.

1. Appellant first contends that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for a mistrial because the testimony of the police officer alleged that appellant had committed another crime wholly distinct, independent and separate from the offense for which he was on trial. The officer testified, "Mr. Black offered to sell me a pound of marijuana and at that particular time, I stated I wasn’t interested much.” The officer explained that he did not have enough government funds to…