Legal Opinion
Powell v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 21, 1982No. 64371PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sognier, Judge.
Possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Powell contends on appeal that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence, and that the evidence is not sufficient to support the verdict.
About 8:00 p.m., July 17, 1981 law enforcement officers had three marijuana patches in a wooded rural area under surveillance. Ellis, a GBI agent, saw appellant on a dirt road looking at the road and the ditches alongside the road; Ellis moved closer and noticed a pickup truck and appellant’s son standing by the truck. (At the time, Ellis had never seen Powell or his son…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Garner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
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