Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 25, 2008No. A08A1412PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Derrick Duvall Jones was found guilty by a Fulton County jury of trafficking in cocaine. His amended motion for new trial was denied, and he appeals, asserting three enumerations of error. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. Although Jones failed to enumerate the general grounds and argues them only as part of his ineffective assistance of counsel claim, we have examined the record and conclude that the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find Jones guilty under the standard of Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979).

2. Jones…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Schofield v. HolseySupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  3. Rogers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Wright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Gonzalez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. Gaither v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  3. Wilson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  4. Rainey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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