Legal Opinion

Townsend v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 16, 2002No. A01A2070PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Thomas Townsend guilty of possession of cocaine, driving while his license was suspended, and driving without proof of insurance. On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the possession of cocaine conviction. Because his challenge is without merit, we affirm the conviction.

Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that a police officer followed Townsend and noticed that his truck was weaving over the roadway. The officer observed that Townsend was “paying more attention to [the officer] than to the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Knox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  2. Visser v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  3. Battle v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Bodiford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Pincherli v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  2. Bussey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  3. Dalton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. Malcolm Jamal Reeves v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  5. Nichols v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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