Legal Opinion

Dye v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 31, 1986No. 71267PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was convicted on a two-count indictment which charged him with possession of cocaine and conspiracy to distribute cocaine. He appeals.

1. The first enumeration is that the trial court erred in overruling appellant’s general demurrer to count one of the indictment which set forth the cocaine possession charge. This enumeration is based upon the absence from the indictment of a specific allegation that appellant “knowingly and intentionally” possessed cocaine.

Initially, appellant urges that failure to allege his “knowing and intentional possession” of the drug renders the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Baxter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  2. Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  3. Kilgore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  4. Stewart v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  5. McDonald v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Eason v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
  2. Frost v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  3. Livery v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Tidwell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  5. Eason v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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