Legal Opinion

Jackson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 18, 2005No. A04A1767PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

Antonio Jackson was tried by a jury and convicted of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act and of concealing a death. On appeal, he claims that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions and that the trial court erred by admitting hearsay and by failing to give a jury charge on equal access. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence showed that on February 15, 2000, Danny Lee Brown and Lawrence Leone twice contacted Jackson, also known as “Silk,” to obtain crack cocaine. The first time Jackson was…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Woodard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  3. Sterling v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  4. Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. Baugh v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  2. Clewis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. Nguyen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  4. Duncan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  5. Thrasher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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