Legal Opinion

Hale v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 14, 1981No. 62313PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Chief Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute. Held:

1. Error is alleged because the trial court admitted in evidence three firearms which were found in motor vehicles defendant and his co-defendant were driving at the time they were arrested and from which the alleged controlled substances were seized. Defendant’s objection was that the weapons were irrelevant and introduced solely to prejudice the jury against him. We find no error.

The evidence showed that the weapons were found when defendant and his co-defendant…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  2. State v. LukeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Clements v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
  4. Wynne v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1876
  5. Bixby v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Holland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  2. Santamaria v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  3. Chitwood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  4. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  5. Sweat v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

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