Legal Opinion

Coley v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 24, 1975No. 50933PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pannell, Presiding Judge.

Appellants were indicted, tried and convicted of burglary, and were sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. They appeal the judgment of conviction.

On August 10, 1974, appellants were arrested for motor vehicle theft. A search incident to arrest disclosed a knife on the person of each appellant. September 11,1974, appellants were indicted for burglarizing a store. One of the items taken during the burglary was a case of knives.

Appellants made a motion to suppress the knives found on appellants. A hearing was held, and the motion to suppress was denied. The knives were…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bacon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  3. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
  4. State v. KingSupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
  5. Grimes v. BurchSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. People v. McKnightSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  2. Cauley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  3. Fitzgerald v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  4. Scott v. DonovanDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1982
  5. Mayfield v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979

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