Legal Opinion

Mason v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 2, 1990No. A89A2218PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Banke, Presiding Judge.

On appeal from his conviction of selling cocaine, the appellant contends that the trial court erred in refusing to charge the jury on the defense of entrapment.

Two undercover narcotics officers testified that the appellant waved at them to stop while they were traveling in an unmarked patrol car, approached their vehicle, and asked them if they “were looking for anything.” They testified that they told the appellant they were looking for cocaine and that he then offered to take them to a place where they could get some. The appellant got into the car with the officers…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Mafnas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  2. McDonald v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. Harold v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Lawrence v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  2. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  3. Wilcox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Oswell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  5. Wyatt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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