Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 12, 1998No. A98A1073PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Ervin Smith, Bryant Wilburn and Arnell Rorie were indicted for possessing cocaine (OCGA § 16-13-30 (a)), possessing cocaine with intent to distribute (OCGA § 16-13-30 (b)), and possessing cocaine with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a public housing authority (OCGA § 16-13-32.5 (b)). Wilburn pled guilty; Smith and Rorie were tried before a jury.
At the close of the State’s evidence, the court granted directed verdicts to Rorie on the two counts of possessing cocaine with intent to distribute. Rorie then pled guilty to the remaining charge of possessing cocaine. The…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Humphrey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Whipple v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Hight v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Whitfield v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
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3Cited by8 opinions
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