Legal Opinion
Griffin v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 4, 1996No. A96A1178PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Chief Judge.
Griffin appeals his convictions of loitering and prowling (OCGA § 16-11-36) and obstruction of a law enforcement officer (OCGA § 16-10-24).
1. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction of loitering and prowling. It is viewed on appeal in favor of the verdict. Patterson v. State, 181 Ga. App. 68, 69 (2) (351 SE2d 503) (1986).
The arresting officer was patrolling an area in which numerous arrests had been made for drug transactions, primarily sales of crack cocaine. It was common there for a buyer to drive up and stop, the dealer to come up to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Bell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Patterson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Blair v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Ogles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Franklin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Boyd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008