O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 16-13-70 (2019)

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✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Dangerous Drug Act.”

History

Code 1933, § 79A-701, enacted by Ga. L. 1967, p. 296, § 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1985–2020 · leading case: Serna v. State, 707 S.E.2d 904 (Ga. Ct. App. 2011).
Serna v. State, 707 S.E.2d 904 (Ga. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “6 Here, the indictment accused Serna of possessing “a dangerous drug, to wit: Amyl Nitrate, in violation of Dangerous Drug Act, Code Section 16-13-70 [et seq.], in that said accused possessed a bottle of liquid labeled ‘Amsterdam Poppers[,’] also known as Amyl Nitrate, contrary…”
Awtrey v. State, 815 S.E.2d 655 (Ga. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “2d 904 (2011) (evidence supported inference that defendant knew that the chemical compound in the drug to sedate his sexual battery victim was classified as a dangerous drug under the Dangerous Drug Act, OCGA § 16-13-70 ). (c) Appellants also contend that the State failed to…”
Smith v. State, 415 S.E.2d 481 (Ga. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “OCGA § 16-13-70 et seq. The state crime lab report, which was returned prior to Smith’s indictment, showed the substance to be lidocaine.”
In the Matter of David Godley Rigdon, 837 S.E.2d 759 (Ga. 2020). · cites it 2× “Comprising these charges were eight counts of felony violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (“GCSA”), in violation of OCGA § 16-13-30 (a); one count of conspiracy to violate the GCSA, in violation of OCGA § 16-13-33; one count of sale/possession/distribution of…”
Tibbs v. State, 438 S.E.2d 706 (Ga. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “The evidence showed that the appellant in fact sold a witness lidocaine, a dangerous drug under OCGA § 16-13-70. The trial court charged the jury on OCGA § 16-13-30 but additionally charged on the unlawful sale or distribution of a non-controlled substance represented to be a…”
Hall v. State, 384 S.E.2d 428 (Ga. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “The trial court sentenced defendant to a three-year prison term for violation of the Dangerous Drug Act (OCGA § 16-13-70 et seq.), which is a misdemeanor under OCGA § 16-13-79.”
Lamons v. State, 335 S.E.2d 652 (Ga. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 4× “, by selling ephedrine (a non-scheduled drug) on the express representation that it was a controlled substance, methamphetamine.”
Ricky Awtrey v. State (Ga. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “518, 520 (1) ( 707 SE2d 904 ) (2011) (evidence supported inference that defendant knew that the chemical compound in the drug to sedate his sexual battery victim was classified as a dangerous drug under the Dangerous Drug Act, OCGA § 16-13-70). (c) Appellants also contend that…”
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