Hortman v. State

Blackburn, Chief Judge.

A Bibb County Superior Court jury found Benjamin F. Hortman guilty of trafficking in marijuana, conspiracy to traffic in marijuana, and six counts of use of a communication facility in committing or facilitating a felony under the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. At sentencing, the trial court merged Hortman’s conspiracy conviction with his trafficking conviction. In this appeal, Hortman contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict of acquittal for trafficking in marijuana, because the State failed to prove venue for that offense in…