Legal Opinion
State v. Brooks
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 13, 1981No. 62572PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sognier, Judge.
The state appeals the ruling of the trial court granting the Brooks’ motion to suppress evidence.
About 10:00 p.m. on September 22, 1980 police officer Mark Lanford was dispatched to appellees’ residence to investigate an anonymous complaint of gambling. Lanford walked up the driveway at appellees’ home; as he reached a gate in a fence separating the driveway from appellees’ yard and house, Mrs. Brooks came out on the porch and asked Lanford what he was doing there. Lanford asked Mrs. Brooks if she had called the police, and she said no. Lanford started to leave and as he was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- State v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Galloway v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- State v. LyonsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Dunn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
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