Legal Opinion

Lester v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 6, 1997No. A97A0797, A97A0798PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found Charles Lester, Jr. and Clarence Jermaine Palmer guilty of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Palmer was also found guilty of selling cocaine. In Case No. A97A0797, Lester contends that his conviction should be reversed based on the general grounds and the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress. In Case No. A97A0798, Palmer contends that his conviction should be reversed based on the general grounds. Finding no merit to either defendant’s contentions, we affirm.

Construed in a light most favorable to support the verdict, the record shows the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Tate v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  3. Humphrey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  4. McKinney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  5. State v. BrodieCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  2. Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  5. Redd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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