Legal Opinion

West v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 22, 1990No. A89A2150PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Cooper, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act by trafficking in cocaine. Appellant’s sole enumeration of error is the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress.

The arresting officer testified that he received a call from a confidential informer, known by the officer to be reliable, who stated that two black males, driving a dark colored, older model car with one taillight out, were trying to sell crack cocaine. The informer stated that one of the individuals was wearing a black outfit with a white coontail cap; that the other individual was…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Radowick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  3. Allen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  4. Griffin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  5. State v. BassfordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  2. Wilson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. State v. WatsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  5. Stinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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