Legal Opinion

Dailey v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 18, 1997No. A97A1309Published

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was tried before a jury and found guilty of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (sale of clonazepam). This appeal followed the denial of defendant’s motion for new trial. Held:

Defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence in the sole enumeration of error, arguing that the State’s key witness — a police informant — is not worthy of belief. This argument is without merit.

“ ‘On appeal of criminal convictions, we do not weigh the evidence or determine the credibility of witnesses; these are jury functions. When the jury has considered the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Gurlaskie v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Cornell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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