Legal Opinion
Jackson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 22, 1998No. A97A2384PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Judge.
Anthony Leroy Jackson appeals his convictions for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, contending that both his counsel and the trial court committed numerous errors. For the reasons discussed below, we reverse Jackson’s convictions.
On May 2, 1989, Investigators Donald Branch and Ron Lee of the Metro Drug Squad observed Jackson driving his car in an erratic manner on the freeway. Suspecting that Jackson was driving under the influence of alcohol, Branch and Lee contacted Trooper Neal Jump of the Georgia State Patrol…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Isaacs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- Stephens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
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3Cited by13 opinions
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