Court of Appeals of Georgia· 10/15/2007
Lipsey v. State
Citations
- 652 S.E.2d 870
- 287 Ga. App. 835
- 2007 Fulton County D. Rep. 3227
- 2007 Ga. App. LEXIS 1112
- 2007 WL 2984388
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that “possession of digital scales typically used to weigh drugs for distribution” can serve as evidence of the intent to distribute
- amount of cocaine and digital scale support conviction for possession with the intent to distribute
- “A defendant has an obligation to raise all allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel at the earliest practicable moment, and any allegation not raised is deemed waived.”
- possession of scale “typically used to weigh drugs for distribution” can he an indicia of the intent to distribute
- no charge on presumption of possession necessary where defendant was not the driver of the vehicle nor proven to be the owner, and a witness testified that he saw the defendant holding contraband
- no charge on presumption of possession necessary where defendant was not the driver of the vehicle nor proven to be the owner, and a witness testified that he saw the defendant holding contraband
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Judges: Ruffin, Blackburn, Bernes
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