Jackson v. State

Deen, Judge.

1. Where the affidavit on which a search warrant is based shows that the information therein has been received from a third person, it must either state how the informer obtained the information or must describe the criminal activity in such detail that the magistrate can determine it is more than a casual rumor or accusation based on the individual’s reputation. Cain v. State, 128 Ga. App. 146 (195 SE2d 797). How this may be accomplished is best analyzed in Justice White’s concurring opinion in Spinelli v. United States, 393 U. S. 410, 423 (89 SC 584, 21 LE2d 637): "If the…