Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 24, 1979No. 58318PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction in a jury trial for the offense of unlawfully possessing a quantity of marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. Held:

1. On February 1, 1978 a police officer in Albany, Georgia received a radio message to be on the lookout for a described pickup truck and its driver which had been seen stopped along a highway a few hours earlier by a Georgia State Patrol officer. A light colored bag with something in it was observed under the hood by a wheel well. The truck and driver were gone when the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  4. Woodruff v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. McKendree v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Reese v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  2. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  3. Wilson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  4. Fuller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  5. Noland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

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