State v. Johnson

HINES, Justice.

This Court granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals in Johnson v. State, 274 Ga. App. 282 (617 SE2d 252) (2005), to review the determination by the Court of Appeals that the trial court erred in refusing to give Johnson’s requested jury charge on the doctrine of equal access in his trial for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Finding that the requested charge was not warranted, we reverse.

The evidence recited by the Court of Appeals shows that, acting on information from a confidential informant, on February 11, 2002, police secured a warrant to search Johnson’s…