Legal Opinion
Cody v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 12, 1996No. A96A1120, A96A1121PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Judge.
Derek Cody and Tommy Bernard Simpson were jointly indicted and jointly tried for trafficking in cocaine in violation of OCGA § 16-13-31. They appeal from the judgments entered on jury verdicts finding each of them guilty as charged.
The State presented the following evidence: An informant told Gwinnett County police that he knew of two men interested in buying half of a kilogram of cocaine. Based on this information, a Gwinnett County narcotics detective posed undercover as a drug dealer in a so-called “reverse sting” operation. The informant arranged a meeting between the two…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Lewis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Stephens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
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3Cited by19 opinions
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