Legal Opinion
Griner v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 29, 1982No. 63196PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sognier, Judge.
Possession of methaqualone, a controlled substance. Griner contends the trial court erred (1) by denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal; (2) by denying his motion for a new trial; and (3) by giving the jury the “Allen” charge (Allen v. United States, 164 U. S. 492 (17 SC 154, 41 LE 528)). Appellant also enumerates as error the failure of the state to inform appellant of an agreement (deal) it made with a co-defendant in exchange for his testimony against appellant.
1. Enumerations 1 and 2 are based on the general grounds of insufficiency of evidence to support…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Scott v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Aldridge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Banks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Noble v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Short v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Sibley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- McIntyre v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
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