Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 14, 2000No. A00A0306PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

Fred Brown appeals from a DeKalb County jury’s verdict finding him guilty of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. We affirm his conviction.

Viewing the facts in a light most favorable to the verdict,1 the charge arose when a concerned citizen telephoned the Atlanta Police Department to report that a male wearing jeans, a black leather jacket, and a purple hat was standing beside a white car at the corner of Meadowlake Drive and Walton Lane in the Eastlake Meadows Housing Development, selling drugs from the car. Officer W. C. Jones arrived at that location to find…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  5. Scapin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  2. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. Fortson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  4. Bevis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  5. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001

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