Legal Opinion
Edwards v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 20, 1990No. A89A1979PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Edwards was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, OCGA § 16-13-30 (b). Pelayo was convicted of the same offense and also of trafficking in cocaine, OCGA § 16-13-31 (a) (1).
Viewed in favor of the verdict, the evidence was that around 10:00 p.m. on December 25, 1987, a call complaining of loud music in the Long Street area was received by the Folkston and Charlton County police. Deputy Sheriff Jones was on duty and, because the call was from an area of high crime and drug activity, he asked the Sheriff to accompany him. They proceeded down Highway 252 and…
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