Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 11, 1998No. A97A2034PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
Willie Gene Johnson was indicted on charges of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, OCGA § 16-13-30 (b), and obstruction of or hindering a law enforcement officer, OCGA § 16-10-24. A jury found Johnson guilty on the cocaine charge but acquitted him on the charge of obstruction. This appeal follows the denial of his motion for a new trial.
The evidence of record shows that on March 11, 1996, Agent Jesse Hambrick, a narcotics investigator assigned to the Coweta Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force, received details of a confidential informant’s tip pertaining to Johnson that…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. McFarlandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Jorgensen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Beck v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Garmon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
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- Welchel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Dawson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Edwards v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
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