Legal Opinion

Spinks v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 4, 1979No. 57681PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of selling marijuana. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in refusing to declare a mistrial after a witness stated that he bought marijuana from appellant on occasions unrelated to the present prosecution. Appellant also contends that his conviction was improper because it resulted from entrapment. Finding no merit in either contention, we affirm the conviction.

1. The trial court did not err in refusing to declare a mistrial in this case. In response to a question by the prosecuting attorney asking whether the witness had been…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  2. Reed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Parrish v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  2. Barnett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. Parrish v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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