Legal Opinion

Dix v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 1, 2011No. A10A2322PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Mantarbi Kenyatta Dix guilty of cocaine possession, marijuana possession (less than one ounce), obstruction of a law enforcement officer, and driving on a suspended license. He appeals his convictions therefor, contending that the evidence was insufficient to support his drug convictions and that the trial court erred by denying his motion to declare a mistrial based upon remarks made by the prosecutor. Because Dix has shown no reversible error, we affirm.

1. When an appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, “the relevant question is whether,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Banks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  3. Johns v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  4. Treadwell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  5. Ballard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006

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3Cited by13 opinions

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