Legal Opinion
Sams v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 9, 1990No. A90A1666PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
Melvin Sams was convicted of two counts of violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of cocaine), and possession of drug-related objects. The two drug counts were merged by the trial court at sentencing. On appeal Sams asserts seven enumerations of error.
1. Appellant first asserts the general grounds as to the count alleging possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
The evidence showed that officers of the Rome-Floyd Metro Task Force executed a search warrant at appellant’s residence. Two…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by14 opinions
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