Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 24, 1986No. 71220PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction of two counts of violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, selling cocaine and selling marijuana. Held:

1. Defendant’s first enumeration of error raises the sufficiency of the evidence. The State’s evidence shows that two undercover officers were seeking to make drug buys. The officers encountered an individual named Postell, who accompanied them to a nightclub. One of the officers, Jackson, testified that, outside the nightclub he observed defendant hand the “tin foil” and “manila envelope” containing the cocaine and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Lumpkin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Preferred Risk Insurance v. BoykinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  4. Keller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  5. Mullis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Cottingham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  2. Norris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  3. Byrd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  4. Whitley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  5. Mapp v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

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