Legal Opinion

Robinson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 7, 1990No. A89A1916PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Judge.

Appellant, Ambrose Robinson, was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. He appeals his conviction and sentence and asserts four enumerations of error. Held:

1. Appellant asserts as his first two enumerations of error the general grounds and that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence because the evidence of record will only support conviction for simple possession. We disagree.

Possession with intent to distribute can be proven by circumstantial as well as direct evidence. See, e.g., Hunter…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  3. Watts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  4. Stapleton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Terry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Norman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  2. Rigenstrup v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. King v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  4. Gadson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  5. State v. SheppardMontana Supreme Court · 1992

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