Legal Opinion

Bryan v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 24, 1981No. 60876PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction of a violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (Code Ann. Ch. 79A-8, Ga.L. 1974, p. 221 et seq.), unlawful possession of diazepam tablets (hereinafter “Valium”), a controlled substance. For the reason set forth in Division 3, we reverse.

1. We reject appellant’s contentions of error on the general grounds. Even assuming that appellant did present undisputed evidence that he was lawfully in possession of 20 of the 24 Valium tablets (those 20 being the product of a valid prescription), the evidence was conflicting on the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. LukeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Bixby v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Kilgore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  5. Dunkum v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Jimerson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  2. Patterson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  3. Anglin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  4. Denegal v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  5. Walden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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