308 Ga. App. 518 - Serna v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
June 2018
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · 234 Ga. App. 556 - McKay v. State · 157 Ga. App. 596 - Murray v. State · 211 Ga. App. 46 - In the Interest of T. S. · 202 Ga. App. 664 - Smith v. State
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“[B]oth knowledge and possession may be proved, like any other fact, by circumstantial evidence. And it has long been the law that knowledge may be proved by facts and circumstances from which a jury could reasonably infer that a defendant knowingly possessed contraband. Thus, OCGA § 16-2-6 provides that a jury may find criminal intention upon consideration of the words, conduct, demeanor, motive, and all other circumstances connected with the act for which the accused is prosecuted.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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