Legal Opinion

Bacon v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 14, 1988No. 76445PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of two counts of sale of marijuana. On appeal, he contests the sufficiency of the evidence and complains of error in sentencing.

1. Appellant admitted at trial that he sold the marijuana to an undercover agent, but pleaded entrapment. On appeal, he contends that the evidence was insufficient because the State did not rebut his evidence establishing entrapment.

The State’s evidence was that an undercover agent went to appellant’s home, accompanied by a confidential informant who knew appellant, and asked appellant whether he had any cocaine or marijuana to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Herring v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  4. Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  5. Lawson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Martinez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  3. Robinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Chandler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  5. Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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