Legal Opinion

Prickett v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 9, 1980No. 60229PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of two counts of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (Code Ann. Ch. 79A-8, Ga. L. 1974, p. 221 et seq.) and of driving under the influence. We affirm.

1. On the general grounds, defendant maintains that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of possession of marijuana, since that conviction was based solely on the marijuana being found in defendant’s automobile. The marijuana was discovered during an inventory search of appellant’s automobile conducted incident to his arrest for driving under the influence.

“In the absence of any…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Elrod v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  2. Farmer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  3. Hunter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  4. Shepherd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Fears v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  2. Rautenberg v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  3. Carter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  4. Walden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  5. Darracott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

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