Legal Opinion

Clark v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 13, 1978No. 56075PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Judge.

The appellant was convicted for possession of cocaine and heroin. On appeal he contends that an insufficiency of evidence should have resulted in a directed verdict of acquittal, and that admission of prejudicial evidence and argument should have resulted in a mistrial. We find no error, and affirm.

1. Police officers, entering a room to execute an arrest warrant, observed the appellant and two other men sitting around a low table. On the table were numerous drugs — including heroin and cocaine — worth up to $20,000 on street markets; also present was a variety of drug measuring,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  2. Purcell v. HillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  3. Pritchard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
  4. Abner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  5. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Whisnant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  2. Ladson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  3. Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. Jaffray v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Blount v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

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