Legal Opinion

Thornton v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 26, 1972No. 46583PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order denying the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence which was contended to be illegally seized. The grounds for the issuance of the search warrant in this case are contained in the affidavit which reads as follows: "Randy Howard, stated that he had observed the above place for several weeks and he has observed known drugs users and drug pushers, and other people that has been known to visit houses where drugs are used and sold, as of March 5, 1971 at 11:00 p.m. there were 15 automobiles at this house and one car was from Atlanta, Georgia, and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Sams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  2. Marshall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
  4. Wood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  5. Landers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. McGuire v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  2. State v. PorterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  3. Fenning v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  4. Overstreet v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  5. State v. StephensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984

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