Skip to main content

Allison v. State

Citations

  • 577 S.E.2d 845
  • 259 Ga. App. 775
  • 2003 Ga. App. LEXIS 165

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • indictment charging defendant with conspiracy to commit trafficking in cocaine by agreeing “to take possession of more than 400 grams of cocaine” sufficiently alleged essential elements of the offense
  • same; sequential charge instructed jury “to consider the lesser offense of possession of cocaine only if they did not believe beyond a reasonable doubt that defendants were guilty of conspiracy to traffic in cocaine”
  • acceptable sequential charge when jury “instructed to consider the lesser offense of possession of cocaine only if they did not believe beyond a reasonable doubt that defendants were guilty of conspiracy to traffic in cocaine”
  • acceptable sequential charge when jury “instructed to consider the 10 lesser offense of possession of cocaine only if they did not believe beyond a reasonable doubt that defendants were guilty of conspiracy to traffic in cocaine”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Phipps, Blackburn, Ellington

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

10 cases in this archive cite this case.

Cites

13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

Other cases with this name

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.