Legal Opinion

Stevens v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 17, 1991No. A91A0434PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Rufus Stevens appeals his judgment of conviction of two counts of sale of cocaine in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act and the sentence. He enumerates five errors. Held:

1. Appellant’s assertion that the trial court erred when it failed to disclose the identity of the confidential informant in response to a timely motion to disclose is without merit.

In the case at bar, the evidence at the motion to disclose hearing shows, regarding the two alleged drug sales, that the confidential informant was not located where he could witness one of these sales;…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  4. Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  5. Grant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Livingston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  2. McDaniel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  3. Guerra v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  4. May v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  5. Livingston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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