Legal Opinion
Ellis v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 17, 1987No. 43607, 43891PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Presiding Justice.
Arthur Ellis was charged by indictment for three counts of trafficking in cocaine and one count of criminal solicitation. Co-defendant Jorge Aranguren-Suarez (hereinafter “Suarez”) was charged with one count of trafficking cocaine in the same indictment. They were tried together and have filed separate appeals which we are consolidating in one opinion.
Count one charged Ellis with trafficking in that he possessed and sold more than 28 grams of cocaine on January 9, 1985. Count two involved possessing and selling more than 28 grams on February 4, 1985. Count four…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Alderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Smith v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. New York Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
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