Legal Opinion

Christmas v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 27, 1984No. 68275PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Otis Christmas was tried on a charge of trafficking in marijuana, found guilty, and sentenced to five years’ incarceration in the State prison and a $25,000 fine plus court costs. The conviction was based upon evidence showing that Christmas, who was temporarily residing with his brother in Randolph County, suggested to his alleged co-conspirators-in the marijuana smuggling enterprise that the nearby Cuthbert-Randolph County Airport would be a suitable place for the surreptitious unloading of the contraband cargo; that he offered the conspirators the use of his…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Gunter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  3. Pippin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
  4. Redd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Wall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Hayes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  2. Mason v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  3. Hobbs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. Parker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. Graham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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