Legal Opinion

Jackson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 26, 2000No. A00A1741PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

A Fulton County jury found Samuel Jackson guilty of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. On appeal, Jackson challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. He also contends that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of two similar transactions. As the evidence was sufficient and the trial court did not err in admitting the similar transaction evidence, we affirm.

1. In reviewing a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we construe the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. We neither…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  2. Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Hagood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Quezada v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  5. Lawrence v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Smart v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  2. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. Harvey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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