Kier v. State

Miller, Judge.

Following a bench trial, Lavashiae Kier was convicted of a single count of possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, in violation of OCGA § 16-13-2. She now appeals, claiming that the evidence was insufficient to sustain her conviction. Kier also asserts that the trial court’s denial of her motion for a continuance and her motion to produce an incarcerated witness violated her Sixth Amendment rights to the effective assistance of counsel and compulsory process, respectively. Finding that the State failed to prove Kier’s possession of marijuana beyond a reasonable doubt, we…