TURNER v. STATE

No. A05A1594.

623 S.E.2d 216 (2005)

276 Ga. App. 381

TURNER v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

November 15, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven A. Cook, Marietta, for appellant.

Patrick H. Head, District Attorney, Jesse D. Evans, Dana J. Norman, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a bench trial, Gregory Turner appeals his conviction of possession of cocaine, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. Because the sole evidence of possession was Turner's ownership and driving of the vehicle in which the cocaine was found under the passenger seat, and because the passenger in Turner's car had equal access to that cocaine, we reverse.

"On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be construed...

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