Legal Opinion

Brooks v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 24, 1993No. A93A0081PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Judge.

Eddie Malcolm Brooks brings this appeal from his conviction of a violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act by possession of cocaine. The two enumerations of error challenge the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized during a warrantless search of his person.

The record reveals that on January 10, 1992, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Sergeant David Godwin received a telephone call at his office from a confidential informant. The informant told Sergeant Godwin that a city employee, by the name of Eddie Brooks, was on his way to the College Street…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. State v. StephensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  4. Durden v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  5. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Caffee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  2. Caffee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  3. Beck v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  4. Burse v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  5. McNair v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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