Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 18, 2002No. A01A2259PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Marlon Jones guilty of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Jones challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction and the trial court’s admission of evidence of a similar transaction. Because the challenges are without merit, we affirm Jones’ conviction.

1. Viewed in a light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, the evidence shows that Jones was arrested at his home during the execution of a search warrant. Peggy Sherman, Gary Davis, Edgar Merriweather and Jones were in the house at the time the search warrant was…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  2. Gresham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. Ross v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  4. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Webb v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Betancourt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  2. Lockett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Baysinger v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. Dixon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. English v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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