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Duvall v. State

Citations

  • 712 S.E.2d 850
  • 289 Ga. 540
  • 2011 Fulton County D. Rep. 2178
  • 2011 Ga. LEXIS 559

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  • explaining that “[p]ossession of a controlled substance is not a strict liability offense,” and that the criminal intent required by the simple possession statute, OCGA § 16-13-30(a), is “intent to possess a drug with knowledge of the chemical identity of that drug”
  • evidence defendant believed that controlled substance he possessed was over-the-counter medication was insufficient to prove intent
  • evidence defendant believed that controlled substance he possessed was over-the-counter medication was insufficient to prove intent
  • \Possession of a controlled substance is not a strict liability offense.... [T]he criminal intent required by OCGA §[ ] 16-13-30 (a) ... is intent to possess a drug with knowledge of the chemical identity of that drug.\
  • “Possession of a controlled substance is not a strict liability offense.”
  • “Possession of a controlled substance is not a strict liability offense. . . . [T]he criminal intent required by OCGA §[] 16-13-30 (a) . . . is intent to possess a drug with knowledge of the chemical identity of that drug.”

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Judges: Thompson

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