Legal Opinion

Sanchez v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 10, 2013No. A13A0213PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McFadden, Judge.

After a jury trial, Rafael Sanchez was convicted of trafficking in methamphetamine. He argues that the trial court erred in allowing evidence that police found an unidentified substance in his pocket at the time of his arrest. Because the evidence was relevant to whether Sanchez committed the trafficking offense, we find no error and affirm.

Viewed most favorably to the verdict, the evidence showed that, working with a confidential informant, law enforcement officers arranged to purchase two ounces of methamphetamine from a person named David. That person arrived at the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Whisnant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  2. Alexander v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Lewis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  2. Moses Lewis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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