State v. Millwood

Marshall, Justice.

The appellee was apprehended by City of Gainesville police on September 8, 1977, and found in possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. He was charged in municipal court in the City of Gainesville with violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (Code Ann. Ch. 79A-8, Ga. L. 1974, p. 221 et seq.). The appellee requested that the case be transferred to state court, where he could obtain a jury trial. Once in state court, the appellee filed a motion to quash the accusation against him on the ground that the statute providing for a transfer of cases involving less…