Legal Opinion

Wood v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 9, 1981No. 61784PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

Appellant appeals from his conviction of criminal damage to property.

1. Appellant’s motion to suppress certain evidence was denied. Citing Jones v. United States, 362 U. S. 257 (80 SC 725, 4 LE2d 697) (1960), appellant urges that he had “standing” to challenge the validity of the seizure of the evidence from the back seat and floorboard of an automobile owned by another. Appellant’s reliance on Jones is misplaced since it was overruled in United States v. Salvucci, 448 U. S. 83 (100 SC - 65 LE2d 619) (1980). The Supreme Court has “discarded reliance on concepts of ‘standing’ in…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. United States v. SalvucciSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Sims v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  5. Lingerfelt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  2. Bell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  3. Porter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  4. Creamer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  5. Minton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983

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