Legal Opinion

McQueen v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 5, 1988No. 75157PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Judge.

On January 24, 1986 defendant McQueen met an undercover agent at a residence in West Point, Georgia. The agent asked defendant if he had anything to sell and defendant sold him $25 worth of cocaine. Defendant admits the cocaine was his and that he made the sale. However, defendant raised the defense of entrapment, claiming he had no predisposition to sell the cocaine, that he intended to use it for himself and that he sold it to the agent only after repeated requests by the agent. The agent testified he made only one request to purchase and that defendant readily complied.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Keaton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  3. Garrett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  4. McDonald v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Wright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  3. Gooch v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  4. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991

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