Merritt v. State

Shulman, Chief Judge.

Police arrested appellant after a consent search of his vehicle unearthed a spoon attached to a bottle containing a white powdery substance. Appellant was subsequently convicted of possession of a controlled substance, and he now appeals from that judgment.

1. In his first enumeration of error, appellant asserts that testimony concerning two statements made by him to the police was admitted into evidence despite the state’s failure to comply with appellant’s discovery request under Code Ann. § 27-1302 (OCGA § 17-7-210).

One of the arresting police officers testified that…