Legal Opinion

Callahan v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 16, 1986No. 72405PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Rolland Callahan was indicted for possession of cocaine and possession of a firearm while a convicted felon. The weapons’ possession charge was severed by the trial court. Callahan was convicted by jury of possession of cocaine and sentenced to serve ten years. He appeals enumerating some twenty-three asserted errors. Held:

In early December 1984, one Marcel Cardenas presumably was dispatched by underworld figures in Miami to deliver a quantity of cocaine to “pushers” in the Atlanta area. Cardenas delivered the cocaine to various people. While in Atlanta he resided…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  5. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. State v. HydeArizona Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Philmore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. McKibbons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  5. Henderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987

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