Legal Opinion

Doyal v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 7, 2007No. A07A0902PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Candi Doyal appeals from her convictions for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug related objects. She contends, in part, that insufficient evidence supports her convictions and that the trial court erred by admitting hearsay evidence over her objections and by denying her motion for mistrial. Although we find that sufficient evidence supports Doyal’s convictions, we reverse because she was entitled to a mistrial after the State introduced hearsay evidence that she had been selling methamphetamine.

1. On appeal from her criminal convictions, Doyal no…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Teague v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  3. Morgan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  4. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  5. State v. ByrdSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Smoot v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. State v. MillerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
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  5. Hutchins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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