Legal Opinion

Prescott v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 19, 1982No. 65143PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Ernest Prescott was convicted by a Glynn County jury on two counts of possession of controlled substances in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, Georgia Laws 1974, p. 221 (Georgia Code Ann. Chapter 79A-8). Police officers acting on information supplied by a reliable informant, and pursuant to a valid search warrant, discovered a small quantity of diazepam (Valium) pills and a packet containing a white powdery substance later identified as cocaine concealed in and about a mobile home occupied in part by appellant and his wife. The pills were found in the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Driggers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  3. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Gee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  5. Braden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Castillo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  2. Parrish v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  3. Luke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  4. Cochran v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  5. Shreve v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

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