Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 23, 1993No. A92A2056Published

1Opinion of the Court

Andrews, Judge.

Appellants, husband and wife George and Merylin Smith, were convicted of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. George Smith was also convicted of one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

1. In their first enumeration of error, the Smiths claim that the trial court erred in “admitting into evidence the search warrant” because the affiant police officer failed to establish the reliability of the confidential informant and because the affiant arresting officer did not attach a photocopy of the “buy money” to such warrant.

The search warrant…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. State v. StephensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  3. Pruitt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
  4. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. Boswell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975

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