Pierce v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
The appellant, Benny Pierce, was convicted of two counts of selling cocaine and one count of selling marijuana, for which he was sentenced to a total of 60 years’ imprisonment and a total fine of $305,000. On appeal, he enumerates as error the admission into evidence of two custodial statements and the denial of his motion for directed verdict of acquittal based on his defense of entrapment.
Beginning in January 1985, a paid informant of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) requested several times that the appellant assist him in arranging drug deals. On March 13,…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. RoyalSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
- Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Houston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- McCright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Lawson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Crumbsy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Ford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Richardson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Goolsby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
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