BANKS v. STATE

A91A0399.

200 Ga. App. 378 (1991)

408 S.E.2d 484

BANKS v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided July 9, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Howard Freeman, Jr., for appellant.

H. Lamar Cole, District Attorney, Robert T. Gilchrist, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


POPE, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of trafficking in cocaine and appeals.

1. Defendant was a passenger in the automobile in which the cocaine was discovered. Defendant argues the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict because the presumption that contraband found in an automobile is in the possession of the owner of the vehicle was not rebutted. Defendant's co-defendant, the owner of the automobile, was found guilty. The presumption...

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