STATE v. BLACKWELL

No. A00A0073.

537 S.E.2d 457 (2000)

245 Ga. App. 135

The STATE v. BLACKWELL.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

July 14, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger G. Queen, District Attorney, John G. Wilbanks, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, for appellant.

William L. Reilly, Blue Ridge, for appellee.


RUFFIN, Judge.

The trial court dismissed drug possession charges against John Blackwell after the State intentionally destroyed Blackwell's urine sample. The State Crime Lab's positive test results on the sample were the only evidence of Blackwell's guilt; the sample had initially tested negative for drugs in a field test; and there was an existing court order allowing Blackwell to independently test the sample. Under these...

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