Legal Opinion
Presley v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 30, 1986No. 71751PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Presiding Judge.
Benjamin Presley appeals his conviction for violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act by selling two pounds of marijuana to Fred Mays, a GBI undercover agent. Mays, in the company of a black male known as Jo-Jo, went to the Green Acres Club in Bristol, Georgia, on the evening of July 20, 1984. Presley owned and operated the club. At approximately 7:30 to 7:45 p.m., Mays asked Presley to sell him two pounds of marijuana. Presley quoted Mays a price of $550 per pound but said he did not have that much and Mays would have to come back later. At that time Jo-Jo…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Burger v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Spurlin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Paradise v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- McTaggart v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Yarbrough v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- State v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
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