Legal Opinion

Smart v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 11, 2002No. A01A2479PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Samuel Smart was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and sentenced as a recidivist to life without parole. He asserts 25 enumerations of error on appeal, including arguments that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction and that his trial counsel was ineffective. We discern no reversible error and affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence reveals that on November 4, 1997, the police used a confidential informant to perform a controlled buy of suspected cocaine at a local lounge. Smart…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  5. Lyons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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