Legal Opinion
Keaton v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 12, 1984No. 40800PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Justice.
Appellant Thomas Keaton, Jr., was indicted for two counts of selling marijuana in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. OCGA § 16-13-30. He was tried before a jury, convicted, and sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for each count, these sentences to be served concurrently. On direct appeal the Court of Appeals affirmed. Keaton v. State, 169 Ga. App. 527 (313 SE2d 721) (1984). We granted certiorari and now reverse.
The evidence introduced at trial showed that on the night of October 14, 1982, Keaton, age seventeen, and friends had congregated at Arly’s, a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Rucker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Sutton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Vaughn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
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- Raftis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Lawrence v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
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