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State v. Jackson charges Jackson with possession of cocaine based on her stillborn child testing positive for drugs in Georgia.

Date: 1991

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Two days prior to giving birth, 21-year-old Sylvia Jackson is hospitalized after being beaten by her boyfriend. The investigation starts as an investigation of this assault, but no charges are filed against him. Instead, Jackson is indicted. Her public defender files motions to suppress and dismiss the charges.