Legal Opinion
McKay v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 29, 1998No. A98A0902PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
A jury found Tyrone McKay guilty of selling marijuana in violation of OCGA § 16-13-30 (j) (1) (Count 1) and selling marijuana within 1,000 feet of a housing project in violation of OCGA § 16-13-32.5 (Count 2). The trial court sentenced McKay as a recidivist. McKay appeals, asserting (1) there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions, (2) Count 2 of the indictment was insufficient, and (3) the State failed to prove the voluntariness of prior pleas for use in recidivist sentencing. For reasons which follow, we affirm.
1. “ ‘On appeal from a criminal conviction, the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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- Boswell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Gilmore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Lanier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
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