Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 9, 2006No. A06A0407PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following a joint jury trial, Michael Jones was convicted of possession of cocaine and co-defendant Terry Light was convicted of sale of cocaine, as well as of sale of cocaine near a school. Jones appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to sever. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

On appeal, “[tjhis Court does not reweigh evidence or resolve conflicts in testimony; instead, evidence is reviewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, with deference to the jury’s assessment of the weight and credibility of the evidence.” (Punctuation omitted.)…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Cain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  2. Heard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  3. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  4. Sharpe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  5. Escutia v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Alston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
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  3. Dorsey v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  4. Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  5. Chance Perkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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