Legal Opinion

Wells v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 21, 1972No. 47114PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Stolz, Judge.

Defendant Douglas Wells was indicted and convicted of the offenses of (1) possession of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), and (2) distributing and selling Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) to one James Ailiff. •

Defendant contends thát the trial court committed reversible error in: 1. Charging the jury that where circumstantial evidence is relied upon to 'establish a fact, the evidence must be such as to reasonably establish the theory relied upon and to preponderate to that theory rather than to any other reasonable hypothesis. (Emphasis supplied.) 2. Charging the jury that each…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Bryant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  2. Caison v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
  3. Reece v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
  4. Ayers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958

3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Quarles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  2. Anthony v. HopperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Estevez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  4. Queen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  5. Boggus v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975

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