Legal Opinion
Harris v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 22, 2009No. A09A0239PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
Ryan Antwain Harris appeals his conviction for violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, 1 contending that the trial court erred in admitting his confession into evidence and that a witness’s identification of him by his tattoo was not reliable. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
On November 15, 2003, a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent purchased $40 worth of crack cocaine during an undercover narcotics investigation. The agent got a “brief view” of the seller of the cocaine, who approached the agent’s vehicle with his shirt over his head. The agent noted the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- State v. RaySupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Pruitt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Reynolds v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Tucker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
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