Legal Opinion
Speight v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 20, 1981No. 61518PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
Defendant was indicted, tried and convicted of violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (unlawful possession of more than one ounce of marijuana). Defendant appeals. Held:
1. Defendant objected to the admission into evidence of the certified registration of the 1977 Mercury automobile which showed her as owner of the vehicle. Defendant’s objection is stated in terms of a lack of qualifying evidence and failure to show that the document was made in the regular course of business. See in this regard Stewart v. State, 246 Ga. 70, 73-74 (3) (268 SE2d 906);…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Moses v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Castillo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Ledesma v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
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