Legal Opinion
Belcher v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 2, 1981No. 61657PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Judge.
Anthony Belcher was convicted of selling and distributing marijuana in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. His sole enumeration on appeal cites as error the admittance into evidence of an in-court identification. He contends this in-court identification was tainted by an impermissibly suggestive pretrial confrontation and also that it violated his Sixth Amendment right to counsel.
The evidence produced by the state showed that Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent Puchalski bought marijuana from appellant on March 4 and 6, 1980. These purchases were observed by GBI…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Fudge v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Woody v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Ambros v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981