Legal Opinion

Willis v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 9, 1989No. A89A1512PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Judge.

Defendant Fred Willis appeals his convictions on two counts of violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act for selling cocaine to an undercover officer. We affirm.

1. Defendant first argues the trial court erred in denying his motion for continuance so that he could interview and subpoena the individual who was not identified to defendant’s counsel as an informant until the day the trial commenced, despite the fact that defendant had timely filed a motion requesting the identity of informers. However, this was not a case involving an unknown informant. By defendant’s own…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Burney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  2. Hewitt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  3. Law v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  4. Goodwin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Dempsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Chezem v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  2. Scroggins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. Grier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  4. Tackett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  5. Grier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

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