Legal Opinion

Stokes v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 15, 2012No. A12A0990PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Barnes, Presiding Judge.

Ritchea Rayan Stokes appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.1 Stokes waived his right to a jury trial and after a bench trial was sentenced to six years, with thirty days to serve. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Stokes contends that the verdict was not supported by sufficient evidence. Finding no error, we affirm.

The facts of the case, considered in the light most favorable to the verdict, are as follows. Stokes was pulled over for failing to dim the headlights on his car in response to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Reed v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  3. Lockwood v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  4. Little v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Warren v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  2. Gary Jerome Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  3. Gilbert Alexander Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2021

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