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McNair v. State

Citations

  • 487 S.E.2d 100
  • 226 Ga. App. 516
  • 97 Fulton County D. Rep. 2084
  • 1997 Ga. App. LEXIS 677

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  • officer not qualified as expert and prosecutor elicited no background information from which jury could infer expertise
  • officer not qualified as expert and prosecutor elicited no background information from which jury could infer expertise
  • State failed to elicit “any background information from the officer from which a jury could infer his expertise and special knowledge on this issue. [Cit.]”
  • conviction of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute vacated because officer who testified that the amount was consistent with distribution was not qualified as an expert

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Judges: Andrews, Land, McMurray, Beasley

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