Legal Opinion

Wyatt v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 3, 1990No. A89A2247PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The appellant was convicted of four counts of selling cocaine in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. He contends on appeal that the evidence did not show that he had actually sold cocaine on any of the four occasions in question but merely that he had served as a procuring agent for the undercover agents who had made the purchases. He further contends that his testimony established as a matter of law that he had been entrapped by the agents. Held:

1. “The theory that one may act as a conduit or procuring agent of the purchaser and thus escape culpability as a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Mafnas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  3. Raftis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  4. Mason v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  5. Diana v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Lynott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  2. Madge v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. Heath v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Oswell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  5. Edmondson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991

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