Legal Opinion
Veasey v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 23, 1966No. 41760PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Debn, Judge.
1. A justice of the peace is a proper officer to issue a search warrant. Johnson v. State, 111 Ga. App. 298, 301 (141 SE2d 574); 79 CJS 852, 854, § 72 (b).
2. A search warrant is in the nature of a criminal process (Johnson v. State, supra, p. 302). Warrants may issue and arrests be made on Sunday. Weldon v. Colquitt, 62 Ga. 449 (1). The element of time is often decisive in apprehension of law violators and the recovery of property; to make the observance of a religious holiday a license for illegal practice is hardly in conformity with the spirit of the law. This search warrant…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Marshall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Smoot v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
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3Cited by16 opinions
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