Legal Opinion
Russell v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 9, 2011No. A11A0168PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackwell, Judge.
Eric T. Russell was tried by jury and convicted of several counts of selling and possessing cocaine in violation of OCGA § 16-13-30. He now appeals, asserting that the trial court erred when it denied his motion for a mistrial. We see no error and affirm.
Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, 2 the record shows that in 2003, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was investigating the unlawful distribution of controlled substances in Barrow County. In the course of this investigation, undercover GBI agents purchased controlled substances from local street dealers in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Dukes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Sims v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Sorrells v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Agee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
- Mister v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
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