Welch v. State

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Tracy Welch was convicted of two violations of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, possession of Alprazolam, a Schedule IV controlled substance, and possession of marijuana. He enumerates three errors on appeal.

This case arose after government agents executed a search warrant at Welch’s parents’ mobile homé. During the raid, at least six individuals were in the trailer. Agents discovered 14 Xanax tablets in a bottle in Welch’s pocket, a plastic bag containing marijuana on the kitchen table, and rolling papers and residue sitting on a tray under a couch in the living…