Legal Opinion

Simpson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 21, 1987No. 72981PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was convicted of a violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (selling cocaine to an agent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation). He was sentenced to serve a term of 20 years (10 in confinement and 10 on probation) and now appeals. Held:

1. The general grounds are without merit as the evidence was sufficient to enable a rational trier of fact to find defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of a violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (selling cocaine). Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560); Fisher v. State, 177…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Burns v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
  3. Daniel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  4. Fisher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Simpson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  2. Cantrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991

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