Cantrell v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

In a two-count indictment, the appellant, John Alexander Cantrell, was charged with selling cocaine on October 10, 1991, and on October 11, 1991, respectively, in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. Following a trial by jury, he was acquitted on Count 1 of the indictme‘nt, convicted on Count 2, and sentenced to life in prison. This appeal follows the trial court’s denial of his motion for a new trial.

At trial, the state presented the testimony of a deputy sheriff who accompanied a known informant to the location where the cocaine sale was made on October 11,…