Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 20, 2006No. A06A1631PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

A jury found James Chadwick Johnson guilty of possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana. He appeals from the convictions entered on the verdict, challenging the denial of his motion to suppress and the sufficiency of the evidence to support the convictions. We agree that the evidence was insufficient to connect Johnson to the drugs found in Rhonda Johnson’s residence, and reverse his convictions.

1. Johnson contends the evidence was insufficient to support findings that he constructively possessed marijuana and methamphetamine. We agree.

On appeal, we…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Denham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  2. Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Parker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Coney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  2. Gray v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  4. Cabrera v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Abercrombie v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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