Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 5, 2007No. A06A1685PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Barnes, Chief Judge.

Carlos Johnson was found guilty of possession of cocaine and sentenced to seven years, to serve two in custody followed by five years of probation. His probation was conditioned on him spending the first 20 to 24 months in a probation detention center. Following the denial of his new trial motion, Johnson appeals his conviction, arguing that the evidence was insufficient and that his sentence should be set aside as invalid and unconstitutional. We find no error and affirm.

1. When reviewing a defendant’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we view the evidence in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Mitchell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  4. Derrer v. AnthonySupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  5. Harrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. Clark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  3. Price v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  4. Daniel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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