Legal Opinion
Baker v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 11, 1971No. 45963PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eberhardt, Judge.
R. S. Baker, the sole owner of Baker Produce Company at Columbus, was apprehended August 19, 1970, while operating a 1970 Datsun pick-up truck. He was charged with DUI, and the officer discovered, at the time of the apprehension, a gallon jug of moonshine whiskey in the truck and Baker voluntarily took a bottle of drugs from his pocket and handed them to the arresting officer.
A condemnation proceeding was instituted under Ga. L. 1967, pp. 296, 346 (Code Ann. § 79A-905) against the truck, and F. I. Baker, the father of R. S. Baker, filed an intervention, claiming ownership of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Madison v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Simmons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Simmons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Thornton v. AlfordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- City of McRae v. FolsomSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
3Cited by10 opinions
- United States v. ElliottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. ElliottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Hightower v. BerlinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- State of Georgia v. SewellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Roberts v. FarmerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
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