Legal Opinion
State v. Blackwell
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 14, 2000No. A00A0073Published
1Opinion of the Court
537 S.E.2d 457 (2000)
245 Ga. App. 135
The STATE
v.
BLACKWELL.
No. A00A0073.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
July 14, 2000.
Roger G. Queen, District Attorney, John G. Wilbanks, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, for appellant.
William L. Reilly, Blue Ridge, for appellee.
RUFFIN, Judge.
The trial court dismissed drug possession charges against John Blackwell after the State intentionally destroyed Blackwell's urine sample. The State Crime Lab's positive test results on the sample were the only evidence of Blackwell's guilt; the sample had initially tested negative for drugs in a field test; and there was an…
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- State v. OrtizWashington Supreme Court · 1992
- Wellons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
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