Legal Opinion
State v. West
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 19, 1999No. A98A2333PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
Nineteen-year-old Jamie West lived rent-free with his mother and stepfather in his mother and stepfather’s house. Based on a tip from a concerned citizen that West had marijuana plants in his bedroom, the police went to the house without a warrant to ask for consent to search the room. West was not at the house when the police arrived, but his mother and stepfather were there. When informed of the purpose for the. officers’ visit, West’s mother stated “[s]he didn’t want nothing in her home and if we found anything, she wanted it out.” West’s mother signed a consent-to-search…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Stoner v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Chapman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Tolbert v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Hayward-El v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
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