Legal Opinion
Barnes v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 12, 1986No. 42640PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Presiding Justice.
In pertinent part, OCGA § 16-13-42 (a) (5) makes it unlawful for any person to knowingly “keep or maintain” any dwelling or other structure or place which is used for “keeping or selling” controlled substances in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. OCGA § 16-13-20 et seq. We granted certiorari in this case, Barnes v. State, 175 Ga. App. 621 (334 SE2d 205) (1985), to determine whether § 16-13-42 (a) (5) requires a showing of more than one instance of the proscribed activity, or more than a limited quantity of the controlled substance, to support a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Gee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- State v. ReisSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
- Ward v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1970
- People v. HornCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
- Skinner v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1972
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3Cited by28 opinions
- People v. ThompsonMichigan Supreme Court · 2007
- State v. MitchellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
- State v. WesteenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1999
- Priest v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2005
- State v. LaPlanteSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2002
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