Lawrence v. State

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Enumerating three errors, Jack Lawrence appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.

On appeal, the evidence must be viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, and Lawrence no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. Pollard v. State, 230 Ga. App. 159 (495 SE2d 629) (1998). The evidence, when viewed in that manner, established that an undercover narcotics officer, William Hildebrand, set up surveillance inside an abandoned house at a known drug location. Through binoculars, Hildebrand observed Lawrence and his brother, Lee, for…