Legal Opinion

Nelson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 15, 1992No. A92A0616PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Judge.

Richard Charles Nelson appeals from his conviction of two counts of sale of cocaine and the denial of his motion for a new trial.

1. Nelson’s first two enumerations of error, that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal and in denying his motion for a new trial, are based on the assertion that there was insufficient evidence at trial to support the jury’s verdict. These enumerations are without merit.

The State’s primary witness was an undercover police officer who testified that on two separate occasions he purchased cocaine from Nelson.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Freese v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. Perry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Mathis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  2. Baker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  3. Alford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Jennings v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. Manker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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