Legal Opinion

Patterson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 10, 2014No. A14A0121PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMlLLIAN, Judge.

Danny Gary Patterson appeals following the denial of his motion for new trial after a jury convicted him of one count of distribution of methamphetamine, one count of possession of hydrocodone, and one count of possession of marijuana. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm his convictions for possession of methamphetamine and marijuana, but reverse his conviction for possession of hydrocodone.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that in or about January 2010, Darcy Bennett began working as a confidential informant with Agent William…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. State v. KellySupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  5. Romer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Henderson v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
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  3. Awtrey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
  4. Fitzpatrick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  5. Bailey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017

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