Legal Opinion
Lynott v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 6, 1991No. A90A1931PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sognier, Chief Judge.
Jason Lynott was convicted of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act by selling morphine. He was sentenced to 30 years incarceration, and he appeals.
1. Construed to support the verdict, the evidence adduced at trial showed that on May 11, 1987, while working undercover, Officer Kirk Hollan of the Marietta-Cobb-Smyrna narcotics squad purchased 49 morphine pills from appellant during a meeting previously arranged by confidential informant Jimmy Scoggins, who was acting as an intermediary. Hollan testified that the type and amount of the drug and the purchase price…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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