Legal Opinion

Leverette v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 19, 1988No. 77312PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Leverette appeals his conviction of two violations of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (sale of cocaine). Held:

1. At trial defendant relied upon an entrapment defense. Two law enforcement officers testified as to separate incidents during an undercover investigation in which one of them had accompanied a confidential informant to defendant’s home and had purchased cocaine from defendant. Defendant testified that on each occasion Goff, an individual whom defendant suggested was the confidential informant, asked him to sell the cocaine to her…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  2. Whisnant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  3. Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  4. Keaton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  5. Alexander v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Walker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  2. Chandler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. Villegas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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