Legal Opinion

Tatum v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 12, 1990No. A90A0064PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Cooper, Judge.

A jury found appellant guilty of trafficking in cocaine (OCGA § 16- 13-31 (a)) and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime (OCGA § 16-11-106 (b) (5)). Appellant enumerates several alleged errors in his effort to have the convictions reversed.

The record shows that an informant, who was working as the arresting officer’s agent, called the officer and stated that he had a person who wanted to sell three ounces of cocaine for $3,300. The officer and the informant then went to a prearranged location and waited for the seller to arrive. Appellant arrived at the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  3. Hutton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  4. Boscaino v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  5. Wallace v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Eppinger v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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