Legal Opinion

Hadden v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 14, 1987No. 73422PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of two violations of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act by distributing marijuana and by possessing more than one ounce of marijuana.

1. Appellant contends the evidence is not sufficient to support his conviction of possession of marijuana because the State did not establish that he was in actual or constructive possession of marijuana. The evidence disclosed that a GBI agent posing as a “hit” man met with appellant to discuss killing the district attorney of the Dublin Judicial Circuit. After conclusion of this conversation appellant asked the agent…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Caldwell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  3. Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Moncrieffe v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  2. United States v. Juan Martinez-LugoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  3. Nobles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  4. Christopher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  5. Cheesman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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