Legal Opinion

Carr v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 1, 2006No. A06A1450PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

A jury found Derrick Bernard Carr guilty of possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, obstructing an officer, attempting to elude, two counts of disregarding a traffic control device, reckless driving, and speeding. The trial court denied his motion for a new trial. Carr appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence as to the cocaine possession charge and objecting to portions of the State’s closing argument. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. In an appeal based on the sufficiency of the evidence, we view the evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Sterling v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  2. Wyatt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  3. Head v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  4. Goldsby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. Ellison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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3Cited by7 opinions

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