Legal Opinion

Ridgeway v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 30, 1985No. 69854PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was indicted for three counts of selling controlled substances (heroin and cocaine) and one count of possessing cocaine. He was acquitted of the possession charge, but was convicted of the three sales counts. He appeals.

1. With regard to the sales counts, appellant enumerates the general grounds. Evidence adduced at trial established that an informant and an undercover narcotics agent went to a specified location where the informant introduced the agent to “Shorty,” who was subsequently identified as appellant. On that occasion, appellant sold the agent cocaine and…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Gober v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  3. Lumpkin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Lamb v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  5. Henderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Coleman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  2. Polke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  3. Caldwell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Gray v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. Kowalczk v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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