Legal Opinion

Cleveland v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 5, 1989No. A89A0848PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Beasley, Judge.

Following denial of his motion for new trial, Carl Cleveland appealed his conviction and sentence for violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act by selling cocaine, OCGA § 16-13-30 (b).

1. Appellant contends that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence and without evidence to support it in that there was no proof that he sold cocaine to the GBI agent other than the agent’s testimony and no evidence that placed him at the scene or in the county of the transaction on the day in question.

The undercover GBI agent testified that she traveled with a confidential…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Lamons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  3. Hardy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  4. Gaines v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  2. Bailey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  3. Lawrence v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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