Legal Opinion

Bell v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 4, 2008No. A08A0656PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

Romia S. Bell appeals from the judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of trafficking in cocaine and misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer by fleeing to avoid arrest. For the following reasons, we affirm the conviction for trafficking in cocaine but reverse the conviction for obstruction.

1. The State presented evidence that police officers assigned to the Glynn County-Brunswick Narcotics Enforcement Team worked with a confidential informant to set up a controlled buy of cocaine in the parking lot of a Burger King restaurant.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  5. Chapman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  3. Glispie v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  4. Frasier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. Baker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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