Legal Opinion

Payne v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 1, 2001No. A00A2404PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Barnes, Judge.

A jury found Ronald Edward Payne guilty of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute. He appeals, contesting the sufficiency of the evidence, the admission of certain evidence, and several of the jury charges. Having determined that no reversible error occurred, we affirm.

Viewed in a light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the evidence shows that on July 14, 1998, at approximately 7:30 p.m., an officer of the Hall County Red Dog Unit pulled over a four-door Cadillac after seeing the driver litter. In addition to the driver, the vehicle also contained a female, who…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  3. Gober v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. Burris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  5. Byrd v. HopperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  2. Horner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Sutton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. Phillips v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. White v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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