Rutledge v. State

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

John C. Rutledge appeals his convictions of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and sell, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school, possession of methamphetamine, and possession with intent to distribute more than one ounce of marijuana. Rutledge contends the trial court erred by refusing to give a charge he requested on entrapment, by denying his motion for a directed verdict because the State failed to rebut his entrapment defense, and by failing to give a charge on simple possession of marijuana.

The evidence…