Legal Opinion

Clark v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 7, 1994No. A94A0110PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Johnny Lewis Clark appeals his convictions for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, obstruction of an officer, and two counts of the sale of cocaine.

The State showed that on October 8, 1991, following a confidential informant’s tip that a large black man wearing a yellow jump suit was selling crack cocaine on Cynthia Avenue, two Macon police officers drove to that location and saw appellant, whose appearance matched the description. When one officer asked appellant to approach, appellant grew irate and asked why the police were picking on him. Before…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Johns v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  4. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  5. Harmon v. HarmonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Owens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  2. Waller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Mullinax v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Clark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  5. Frisbey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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