Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 11, 2005No. A05A0741PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

Willie James Brown appeals his convictions of two counts of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act by selling cocaine on November 14 and December 5, 2002. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, certain evidentiary rulings, and the determination that he was not deprived of effective assistance of counsel. Because Brown has shown no reversible error, we affirm.

1. Brown contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the appellant…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  5. Lajara v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Thompson v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. Smallwood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Twiggs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  5. Allen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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