Legal Opinion
Jackson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 19, 1993No. A92A2079PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Judge.
Sylvia Jackson brings this interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s denial of her motions to dismiss the indictment and to suppress evidence. The indictment charges Jackson with possession of cocaine in violation of OCGA § 16-13-30 (a). The trial court refused to suppress evidence supporting the State’s case that a blood specimen of her stillborn fetus tested positive for a metabolite of cocaine.
Jackson, who was 24 weeks pregnant, was attacked by her boyfriend. She was struck repeatedly in the face and stomach by her assailant, who knew she was pregnant, and told her that he…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- State v. EubanksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Green v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
- State v. YoungSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Buchanan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. CorhenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
- Schuman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- State v. JewellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Driver v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Bryant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
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