JOHNSON v. STATE

No. A96A0394.

471 S.E.2d 58 (1996)

221 Ga. App. 266

JOHNSON v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

May 3, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emerson Carey, Jr. and Cathy M. Alterman, Atlanta, for appellant.

J. Tom Morgan, District Attorney, Thomas S. Clegg, Robert E. Statham III, and Tamar P. Stern, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


McMURRAY, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was charged in an indictment with two counts of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act in that he did "possess [cocaine] with intent to distribute...." After defendant showed a large amount of "cocaine ... in a black bag ..." to a police confidential informant in his motel room, police "secured" the scene by proceeding to break down the door with a battering ram when the door just opened and the defendant came out. Defendant...

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