Legal Opinion
Richard Ronald Datz, Jr. v. Gordy Kilgore, Detective Dennis Kirkland, Detective Cobb County Police Department
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 2, 1995No. 93-8223PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Per curiam
This case arises from the arrest of plaintiff, Richard Datz, by defendants, Gordy Kil-gore and Dennis Kirkland, members of the Cobb County Police Department. During a burglary investigation Datz consented to the search of his car by defendants. Defendants found a rifle. Because Datz was a felon, the rifle was seized; and, Datz was arrested and prosecuted for being a felon in possession of a firearm. See O.C.G.A § 16-11-131.
During his trial in state court, Datz moved to suppress evidence of the rifle, arguing that the search of his car violated the Fourth Amendment. The state court denied the…
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