Legal Opinion

Lee v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 21, 1987No. 73367PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Judge.

Jimmy Lee brings this appeal from his conviction of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute same. Held-.

1. Construed most strongly in favor of the State, the evidence of record shows that appellant was in actual and/or constructive possession of marijuana in “nickel bags,” i.e., packaged for sale on the street for $5.00, at a location in Atlanta notorious as a “stop and cop” area, described by the arresting officer as being “where people are standing *571out on the corner at that location selling drugs and potential buyers just drive up in their vehicles and people on the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  2. Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  3. Whitaker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  4. Greene v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Fears v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Lambright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  2. Chews v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  3. Chews v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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