Legal Opinion

Alexander v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 23, 2011No. A10A1630Published

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Matthew Alexander appeals from his conviction for trafficking in marijuana. He asserts that insufficient circumstantial evidence supports his conviction, that the trial court erred in its charge, and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Because the State destroyed evidence introduced during Alexander’s trial, we must reverse.

1. Alexander contends that the State presented insufficient circumstantial evidence that he knew a package that he picked up at a vacant house contained marijuana. In his notice of appeal, he requested that the entire record be…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Baltazar v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  2. In the Interest of L. G.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Hitchcock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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