Simpson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
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
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Burns v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Daniel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Fisher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
3Cited by2 opinions
- Simpson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- Cantrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991