Legal Opinion
Buckner v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 3, 2013No. A13A0663PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Chief Judge.
A Spalding County jury found Christopher Buckner guilty of trafficking in a controlled substance, MDMA (“Ecstasy”), a violation of OCGA § 16-13-31.1 (l).1 Buckner appeals from the order denying his motion for a new trial, contending that the evidence was insufficient, that his trial counsel was ineffective, and that the trial court erred in admitting his statement and in refusing to give a jury charge on equal access. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.
Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict,2 the record reveals the following relevant facts. On…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Durham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
- Dixon v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Grissom v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
- Barlow v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
- Buckner v. BarrowSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
- Buckner v. Barrow, WardenSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
- Grissom v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
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