Meeks v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Appellant was convicted by a jury of trafficking in marijuana. Several hundred pounds of plants, some 12 feet tall, were growing on land which appellant took care of for the owner and paid nominal rent for, and where he lived in a trailer. Marijuana was also found in appellant’s wrecker and in his bedroom, and scales were found in the living room.
1. Appellant first asserts that the jury charge on possession was so unclear as to fail to provide the jury with proper guidance. The exact instruction now challenged as “unclear” has been held to be “a fair and accurate charge on the…
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