Legal Opinion

Platt v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 25, 1994No. A94A0249PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Judge.

The appellant, Jerry Platt, was charged with the sale of cocaine in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. Following a trial by jury, he was convicted of the offense and sentenced to life imprisonment. Platt subsequently filed a motion for new trial, and the motion was denied by the trial court. This appeal followed. In his sole enumeration of error, Platt asserts that the evidence produced at trial was insufficient to warrant a conviction and insufficient to disprove his alibi defense beyond a reasonable doubt.

The evidence viewed in the light most favorable to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  3. Stevens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  4. Turner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  5. English v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Manker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  2. Peters v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Buchanan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  4. Hopkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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