Sanford v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Judge.
Defendant was convicted of possession of cocaine found during a search of his home conducted pursuant to a search warrant. We affirm.
1. The cocaine was found inside a folded social security card issued in defendant’s name in a wallet containing a driver’s license and other forms of identification in defendant’s name. The wallet was found on top of a chest of drawers in the master bedroom of defendant’s residence. We reject defendant’s argument that the evidence was insufficient to establish he was in possession of the contraband. “ ‘To warrant a conviction on circumstantial…
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