Legal Opinion
McGuire v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 4, 1987No. 74820PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendant appeals his convictions of two offenses of selling cocaine in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. Held:
1. The court erred in refusing to grant defendant’s motion for a continuance. The record and the law do not support the conclusion that the refusal of a continuance was not an abuse of discretion in the application of OCGA §§ 17-8-25 and 17-8-20.
It was charged in indictments of February 2, 1987, that on two *234occasions, October 2, and November 5, 1986, defendant “did . . . sell . . . cocaine.” The defense was that he did not sell it or have any criminal involvement in…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Strauder v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Pope v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Ingram v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Castell v. KempSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Jefferson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Dobbs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Harrison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Swint v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
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