Coffey v. State

Bell, Chief Judge.

Defendant was convicted and sentenced to five years confinement for the unlawful possession of marijuana in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. Held:

1. The indictment charged the defendant with the possession of an unspecified amount of marijuana in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. Code § 79A-811(j). The evidence showed without dispute that the amount of marijuana found in defendant’s mobile home was in excess of nine ounces. The trial court did not charge the jury that it must specially find the quantity of marijuana possessed by…