HINTON v. STATE

No. A98A2093.

511 S.E.2d 547 (1999)

236 Ga. App. 140

HINTON v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

January 28, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Johnston & Associates, Atlanta, Gregory M. Brown, for appellant.

Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, Staci L. Guest, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


RUFFIN, Judge.

A jury found Royce Hinton guilty of criminal attempt to possess cocaine in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. Hinton appeals, contending that the trial court erred in failing to charge the jury on the defense of entrapment. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

On April 14, 1997, the Forest Park Police Department set up a "street sweep operation" in which undercover police officers posed as dealers selling crack cocaine. Rather...

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