Legal Opinion

Letson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 9, 1999No. A98A2177PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was tried before a jury and convicted of trafficking in methamphetamine, possession of more than one ounce of marijuana, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a pistol with an altered serial number. This appeal followed the denial of defendant’s motion for new trial. Held-.

1. Defendant first contends the trial court erred in denying his motion for continuance based on the absence of a witness, Melissa Heath. According to defendant’s trial attorney, a private investigator…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Goodwin v. Cruz-PadilloSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  3. Watts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  4. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  5. Tomlin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Morris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  2. Anthony v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. Morris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  4. Ingram v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  5. Reynolds v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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