Upton v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant Rice is the City Engineer for the City of Snellville, Georgia. Appellant Upton is a paving contractor. They were jointly tried for the crime of bribery, OCGA § 16-10-2 (Code Ann. § 26-2301), under an indictment alleging that they “unlawfully agree[d] and conspire [d] with each other in the commission of said offense with [Rice], agreeing and conspiring with [Upton] to solicit and receive from Amin Farhad Mansour U. S. currency and money as consideration to which [Rice] was not entitled with the purpose of influencing [Rice] in the performance of his acts related to the…