Mohamed v. State

Doyle, Presiding Judge.

Abdihakim Mohamed was convicted of possession of cathinone, a Schedule I controlled substance, 1 in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. 2 He appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and arguing that the trial court erred by denying his motion to exclude the report and testimony of the State’s expert based on the State’s willful failure to comply with the Georgia Criminal Procedure Discovery Act. 3 We reverse, for the reasons that follow.

When reviewing a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence used to support a conviction, we view the…