Legal Opinion

Cantrell v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 28, 2008No. A07A1594Published

1Opinion of the Court

660 S.E.2d 468 (2008)

CANTRELL

v.

The STATE.

No. A07A1594.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

March 28, 2008.

Valpey & Parks, Gregory W. Valpey, Gainesville, for appellant.

Lee Darragh, District Attorney, Juliet Aldridge, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

A jury convicted Taurus DeShawn Cantrell of trafficking in cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.[1] The two counts merged and Cantrell was sentenced to twenty years, with ten to serve in confinement. Cantrell contends on appeal that the trial court erred by denying his motion for a new trial in which…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Head v. HillSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  3. Braithwaite v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  4. Wyatt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947

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