Legal Opinion
Rapier v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 30, 2000No. A00A1135PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mikell, Judge.
Robert Carlton Rapier was accused of two counts of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act for selling cocaine to an undercover narcotics agent on January 12, 1998, and February 24, 1998. Rapier admitted committing the transactions and asserted the defense of entrapment. The jury acquitted him on the first count and convicted him of the second offense. Rapier was sentenced to five years to serve. The trial court denied Rapier’s motion for new trial. He appeals. We affirm.
1. Rapier contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict of…
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- Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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- State v. RoyalSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
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