Legal Opinion
Evans v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 3, 1998No. A98A1331PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
In 1992, Robert Lee Evans and Emma Evans Walker were jointly indicted and tried for sale of cocaine. OCGA § 16-13-30 (b). Under the version of OCGA § 16-13-30 (d) in effect at the time in question, Evans was given a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment because of prior convictions of sale of cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
This is Evans’ appeal of his conviction. He claims his due pro cess rights were violated by the admission of testimony concerning an undercover narcotics agent’s pretrial identification of him through a single photographic…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Albrecht v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Bacon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
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3Cited by13 opinions
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