291 Ga. App. 386 - Howard v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. “the proved facts shall not only be consistent with the hypothesis of guilt but shall exclude every other reasonable hypothesis save that of the guilt of the accused. Whether or not in a given case circumstances are sufficient to exclude every reasonable hypothesis save the guilt of the accused is primarily a question for determination by the jury.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. WINN v. the STATE.

2. “[a] finding of constructive possession must be based upon some connection between the defendant and the contraband other than spatial proximity. Evidence of mere presence at the scene of the crime, and nothing more to show participation of a defendant in the illegal act, is insufficient to support a conviction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 294 Ga. App. 284 - Neugent v. State