Cabrera v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Presiding Judge.
Rodolfo Cabrera appeals from his conviction for trafficking in methamphetamine. He asserts that insufficient evidence supports his conviction and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Although sufficient evidence supports Cabrera’s conviction, we must reverse and grant him a new trial because he received ineffective assistance of counsel.
Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows that a confidential informant arranged for a person named Arroyo to deliver two pounds of methamphetamine at a location in Hall County. Police officers…
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