Legal Opinion

Sibley v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 16, 1983No. 65648PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Been, Presiding Judge.

Ralph Sibley appeals from his conviction of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act following the denial of his motion for a new trial.

1. The trial court did not err in failing to charge the jury on the defense of entrapment as the evidence did not warrant such a charge. The undercover police officer testified that a confidential informant told him that Sibley had a quantity of Quaaludes for sale. The officer instructed the informant to set up a sale and a meeting was arranged. The meeting took place in a restaurant parking lot and as soon as the sale of 1,500…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Orkin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Spaulding v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Gregoroff v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Thornton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  5. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Parker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  2. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  3. Martin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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