234 Ga. App. 554 - MacKey v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
23
cited by 23 later decisions
6
states following
June 2019
most recently cited
21 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · 187 Ga. App. 194 - Brooks v. State · 215 Ga. App. 6 - Hughes v. State · 232 Ga. App. 706 - Brinson v. State · 198 Ga. App. 522 - Griggs v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“[i]f the only evidence of possession of contraband found in an automobile is that the defendant is the . . . driver ... of the vehicle, and there is evidence of prior use of the vehicle by other parties in the recent past, or equal access to the accessible portions of the vehicle by other parties, then the prior possession or equal access rule would demand an acquittal. However, if there is additional evidence of possession of contraband by the accused — either circumstantial or direct, other than mere . . . use ... of the vehicle, then an issue is made for the jury.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage“an individual should be able to invoke his Fourth Amendment rights without having his refusal used against him at trial.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[a] defendant's refusal to consent to a warrantless search of his vehicle or other property is quite a different issue”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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