Bonner v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was indicted under two separate indictments by the Grand Jury of Carroll County. In one indictment, No. 85R-4155, defendant was accused of unlawfully distributing “Lortab 7,” a controlled substance, in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. In the other indictment, No. 85R-4157, defendant was charged with selling marijuana in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act.

Defendant went to trial first upon the “Lortab 7” indictment. Midway into the trial, the trial court dismissed the charges in that indictment sua sponte because the…