Legal Opinion

Thrall v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 8, 1970No. 45466PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hall, Presiding Judge.

1. Defendant contends there was lack of probable cause for the issuance of the warrant because the affidavit did not recite a sufficient basis for crediting the information, and because the warrant did not give defendant’s correct name or any description of him, thereby failing to particularly describe the .person to be searched as required by statute and the Constitution.

The affidavit accompanying the warrant reads: "We received information from a reliable and confidential informer whose information has proved reliable in the past in that the informer has furnished us…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Sams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  3. People v. McLeanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  5. Thrall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Clyatt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  2. Dugan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  3. Grant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  4. People v. LanceAppellate Court of Illinois · 2021
  5. People v. LanceAppellate Court of Illinois · 2021

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