Legal Opinion

O'NEAL v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 26, 1994No. A93A2053PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Judge.

Buster O’Neal was indicted on charges of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, OCGA § 16-13-30 (b), possession of marijuana, OCGA § 16-13-30 (j) (1), and misdemeanor obstruction of an officer, OCGA § 16-10-24 (a). A jury acquitted him on the marijuana charge and found him guilty of the cocaine and obstruction charges. His motion for new trial was denied.

The evidence introduced at trial showed that Macon police officers received reports on a drug “hot line” that O’Neal was selling crack cocaine from a certain apartment in a housing project in Macon. In the course of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Duke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Sapp v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  5. Parker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Weidmann v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  2. Prather v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. Dennis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  4. Gibson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Hammonds v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

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