Legal Opinion
Hogan v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 27, 1976No. 52898PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clark, Judge.
"A man’s home is his castle. The storm and wind may enter, but the King cannot enter, and all the forces of the Crown cannot cross the threshold of his ruined tenement.” These words by Lord Eldon 1 served as the basis for that portion of the Fourth Amendment in the Bill of Rights declaring that the people shall be secure in their houses against unreasonable searches and seizures. Our state Constitution contains almost identical language as used in the federal document. See Code Ann. § 2-116.
These unfettered cerebrations come to mind in considering this case in which a police…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Marron v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Campbell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Kelly v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Cook v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Pledger v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Grant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Hornsby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Reed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- The State v. HoltzclawCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
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