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Mathis v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jan 23, 1981
276 S.E.2d 884 (Ga. Ct. App. 1981)

Opinion

61256.

DECIDED JANUARY 23, 1981.

Drug violation. Dougherty Superior Court. Before Judge Kelley.

William P. Keenan, William H. Hendrick, for appellant.

William S. Lee, District Attorney, for appellee.


In this appeal from his conviction for selling marijuana in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, the appellant's sole contention is that the evidence was insufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Held:

We have reviewed the evidence and find it sufficient to enable a rational trier of fact to find the appellant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. See generally Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560) (1979). We do not accept the appellant's contention that the "circumstances" were equally as compatible with guilt as with innocence. The G. B. I. agent to whom the appellant was accused of making the sale testified positively that the appellant was the seller. The question of whether he might have been mistaken in his identification was for the jury to decide.

Judgment affirmed. Deen, P. J., concurs. Carley, J., concurs in the judgment only.


DECIDED JANUARY 23, 1981.


Summaries of

Mathis v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jan 23, 1981
276 S.E.2d 884 (Ga. Ct. App. 1981)
Case details for

Mathis v. State

Case Details

Full title:MATHIS v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Jan 23, 1981

Citations

276 S.E.2d 884 (Ga. Ct. App. 1981)
276 S.E.2d 884

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