Legal Opinion
Hatcher v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 20, 1997No. A96A1857PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Hatcher was convicted of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, OCGA § 16-13-30, by possessing less than a gram of methamphetamirie or “crank.”
The evidence is viewed under the standards used in Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979); Howard v. State, 261 Ga. 251, 252 (403 SE2d 204) (1991); and King v. State, 213 Ga. App. 268, 269 (444 SE2d 381) (1994).
Narcotics agent Hudson was on patrol around 1:00 a.m. when he spotted a vehicle exceeding the speed limit and stopped it. Driver Hatcher immediately jumped out of his car and approached the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Howard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- King v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Armstrong v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Demetrios v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Jenkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Wells v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
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