Legal Opinion

Ferguson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 21, 1998No. A98A0186PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Ferguson appeals his conviction of two counts of aggravated assault and one count of possessing a firearm during the commission of a crime. The sole enumeration of error questions the sufficiency of the evidence to authorize defendant’s conviction. Held:

The evidence at trial stated in the light most favorable to upholding the verdict of the jury shows that the two victims were high school students, one of whom attempted to purchase, from defendant’s nephew, a small quantity of marijuana. The purported marijuana was not real and a confrontation between the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  3. Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  4. Hopkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  5. Clark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Holloway v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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