Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 30, 1985No. 69828PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of selling cocaine in violation of OCGA § 16-13-30 (b). He appeals from the judgment of conviction entered on the guilty verdict.

1. Appellant enumerates as error the general grounds. The evidence adduced at trial was as follows: A search warrant was executed at appellant’s residence. As the police officers arrived, they stopped David Lackey leaving appellant’s premises in a vehicle. In plain view on the floor of Lackey’s vehicle was a corner of a small plastic bag containing cocaine. Lackey testified at trial that a friend had given him appellant’s name…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. StonakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. White v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  4. Rivers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  5. State v. HendrixsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  2. Curry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  3. Seese v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Bass v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. Busbee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

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