Pinson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Chief Judge.
Defendant Janeen Pinson was charged with the offense of traf*735ficking in cocaine and was convicted of the lesser included offense of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. She appeals.
1. First, defendant argues the trial court erred in admitting evidence of defendant’s in-custody statement in which she admitted meeting a man named Dave to pick up a package of what she knew to be cocaine with the intent of delivering it to someone else for payment. At the admissibility hearing, defendant testified she fabricated the story about the cocaine in response to a promise by…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Daniel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Lewis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Eddy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
3Cited by2 opinions
- Dean v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006