Legal Opinion

Wright v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 17, 1991No. A91A0594PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

George Wright, Jr., appeals his judgment of conviction of possession of cocaine and his sentence.

An officer of the Atlanta Police Department, while conducting surveillance at a “standard known drug location,” observed apparent drug sales activity occurring outside Apartment No. 7, “right at the front door” and approximately 25 feet away. The apartment belonged to appellant’s sister; appellant did not reside there. The police observed Mr. Demado Brown store some drugs in the apartment awning and conduct approximately 15 apparent drug transactions with individuals; the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Grant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. Humphrey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  4. State v. AlvaradoSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
  5. Hambrick v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Collins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. Havron v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Billingsley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  5. Colbert v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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