HINTON v. STATE

51976.

138 Ga. App. 702 (1976)

227 S.E.2d 474

HINTON v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided May 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grogan, Jones & Layfield, Ben B. Philips, John C. Swearingen, Jr., for appellant.

E. Mullins Whisnant, District Attorney, Douglas C. Pullen, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


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...

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