Legal Opinion

Dixon v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 17, 1986No. 71910PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Banke, Chief Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction of selling cocaine in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. The state’s evidence consisted, in essence, of testimony by an undercover agent to the effect that he had purchased a quantity of purported cocaine from the defendant, combined with expert testimony to the effect that the substance was in fact cocaine. Held:

1. The evidence was sufficient to enable a rational trier of fact to find the defendant guilty as charged beyond a reasonable doubt. See generally Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560)…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  3. Felker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  4. Drake v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  5. Phillips v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. GovanCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1987
  2. Hayward v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Sablon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  4. Perez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987

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