Legal Opinion

Parker v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 8, 1980No. 60099, 60100PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Judge.

Defendants were found guilty of the offense of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (Code Ann. Ch. 79A-8, Ga. L. 1974, p. 221 et seq.). We affirm the conviction of defendant Parker and reverse the conviction of defendant Ritter.

1. In his sole enumeration of error defendant Parker submits that the state’s failure to rebut his affirmative defense of entrapment mandated the grant of his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal.

In support of his claim of entrapment, defendant Parker presented testimony that James Furse, the undercover GBI agent responsible for…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  2. Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  3. Foster v. Continental Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  4. Huncke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  2. Castillo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  3. Bullard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  5. Norris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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