ROBINSON v. STATE

55076.

145 Ga. App. 17 (1978)

243 S.E.2d 257

ROBINSON v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 3, 1978.

Rehearing Denied February 24, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Powell & Snelling, Richard L. Powell, for appellant.

Richard E. Allen, District Attorney, Gayle B. Hamrick, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


SHULMAN, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of unlawfully selling heroin in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. This appeal follows.

1. At the close of all the evidence, appellant moved for a directed verdict of acquittal on the basis that the state failed to carry its burden to rebut his prima facie showing of entrapment. We agree and, accordingly, reverse the judgment.

Appellant testifies that he was induced to arrange the sale...

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