Legal Opinion

Burgess v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 4, 1998No. A98A0850PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Judge.

A jury found Jeffrey Brinton Burgess guilty of possession of methamphetamine. Burgess appeals the denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized at his business pursuant to a search warrant. We find the trial court committed no error and affirm.

The evidence, viewed in a light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, shows that in March 1995 an investigator with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received information from a number of sources indicating that Burgess was involved in drug dealing. Specifically, a female informant stated that a man known as “Jeff,” who runs…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Tabb v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  2. McConville v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Gibson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  4. Stewart v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  5. Welch v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. WessonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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