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Barnes v. State

Citations

  • 339 S.E.2d 229
  • 255 Ga. 396

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • determining that possession of limited quantities of drugs within a building, without more, is insufficient to support a maintaining conviction
  • determining that possession of limited quantities of drugs within a building, without more, is insufficient to support a maintaining conviction
  • reversing conviction based on insufficiency of the evidence to prove “keeping” element where authorities found small quantity of marijuana, scales and plastic bags in defendants’ trailer home
  • “[I]n order to support a conviction under § 16-13-42 (a) (5) for maintaining a residence or other structure or place used for keeping controlled substances, the evidence must show that one of the purposes for maintaining the structure was the keeping of the controlled substance.”
  • “[I]n order to support a conviction under § 16-13-42 (a) (5) for maintaining a residence or other structure or place used for keeping controlled substances, the evidence must show that one of the purposes for maintaining the structure was the keeping of the controlled substance.”
  • “[I]n order to support a conviction under § 16-13-42 (a) (5) for maintaining a residence or other structure or place used for keeping controlled substances, the evidence must show that one of the purposes for maintaining the structure was the keeping of the controlled substance.”

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Judges: Bell, Clarence, Clarke, Gregory, Hill, Marshall, Smith, Vaughn, Weltner

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