Roberts v. State

Smith, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of selling cocaine and was sentenced to five years. He appeals the judgment of conviction and sentence.

A detective with the South Metropolitan Narcotics Squad testified that he and an informant drove to an Atlanta fire station on October 23,1975 and picked up the defendant, Roberts. The defendant directed the detective and the informant to drive to the top of a hill near the station. Roberts then pulled out a foil packet containing cocaine and handed it to the detective; he stated that the price of the cocaine was $250. The detective paid this amount…