Legal Opinion

Butler v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 3, 1991No. A91A0920PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Chief Judge.

Robert Lewis Butler was convicted of selling cocaine and trafficking in cocaine. Finding that the offenses merged, the trial court entered judgment accordingly and subsequently denied Butler’s motion for new trial. Butler appeals.

1. Appellant contends the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict because Arthur Carter, the undercover GBI agent, did not observe the transactions, and Jasper Johnson, the informant who made the purchases, was not credible. Agent Carter testified that on the afternoon of June 27, 1989, he and Johnson drove to Cooley Drive *59in Gainesville…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  3. Burke v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. Lawrence v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  5. Ledford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Murphy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  2. Nobles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Barnes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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