Kelly v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

The appellants, Charleston Kelly and Ada McGee, were jointly tried and convicted of trafficking in cocaine and possessing marijuana, in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. In their separate appeals, Kelly and McGee contend that the evidence was insufficient to support their convictions, that the trial court erred in finding a juvenile witness competent to testify, and that the trial court erred in admitting testimony about an incriminating statement made by Kelly.

On the evening of July 5, 1985, officers of the Burke County Sheriffs Department and the…