Legal Opinion

Sacchinelli v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 9, 1982No. 63077, 63078, 63079PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Presiding Judge.

On May 6,1980, appellants were arrested at the Bartow County Airport after arriving there in a small airplane. Seized at the time of the arrests were the aircraft, twenty-nine $100 bills, and 995 pounds of marijuana. In Cases No. 63077 and No. 63079, appellants seek reversal of their subsequent convictions for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. In Case No. 63078, Sacchinelli seeks reversal of the order of the trial court condemning the airplane and the money pursuant to a libel filed under the provisions of Code Ann. § 79A-828.

1. Both appellants filed…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. McDonald v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. Dunkum v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  5. Pass v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Lang v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  2. Chester v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  3. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  4. Hale v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  5. Van Nice v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

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