Legal Opinion

Bradford v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 29, 2006No. A06A2074PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Shannon Bradford pled guilty to a Gwinnett County indictment charging her with possession of methamphetamine and possession of OxyContin with intent to distribute. She now appeals the trial court’s denial of her plea of former jeopardy to bar a pending three-count Dawson County indictment. Because double jeopardy does not attach here, we affirm.

The relevant facts are as follows: Dawson County officers arrested Ben Bishop and David Gates and charged them with trafficking in methamphetamine and other crimes. Following an investigation and based on information provided by…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. McCannon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  2. Causey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. Zater v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. Pasha v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. Simmons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Bradford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  2. Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  3. State v. PittmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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