Legal Opinion

Vanzant v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 8, 1992No. A92A1111Published

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Judge.

Defendant Dimitri Tyron Vanzant was convicted following a jury trial of selling cocaine in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. We affirm.

Both of defendant’s enumerations of error challenge the trial court’s ruling allowing the State to present evidence of his in-custody statement. The record shows that after he was arrested defendant made the following statement to police: “I have sold crack cocaine in the past but only a few times. The cocaine I did sell belonged to *392Black (Tommy Welch). I got a little bit of money for selling it . . . for him, I used that money…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Ingram v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  3. Frazier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  4. Dampier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  5. Burke v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981

5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API