Hinton v. State

Bell, Chief Judge.

Defendant was convicted of selling heroin to an undercover agent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on two occasions in May of 1974 at Columbus, Georgia. The indictment alleged five prior felony convictions under the recidivist statute. Code § 27-2511. He was sentenced to serve ten years in the penitentiary on each count to run consecutively. Held:

1. The evidence authorized the conviction.

2. Defendant complains that the trial court erred in permitting the state to place his character in evidence and in denying his motion for mistrial. Defendant volunteered on direct…