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KENT v. STATE

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129 Ga. App. 71 (1973)

198 S.E.2d 712

KENT v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided May 9, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clary & Kent, Horace T. Clary, for appellant.

STOLZ, Judge.

Does the State Court of Clarke County have jurisdiction to try a person charged in an accusation with the offense of "Possession of Marihuana"?

The resolution of this question lies on the face of the accusation itself. "Possession of Marihuana" is a felony. As such, the State Court of Clark County could not have jurisdiction to try a person so charged.

The Supreme Court of Georgia, in its recent decision in Fowler v. State,

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