Legal Opinion

Mincey v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 19, 1986No. 73266PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was convicted of two counts of violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana) and following the denial of his motion for new trial, he appeals. Held:

1. In his first enumeration of error, defendant contends the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress. The challenged warrant authorized the search of a mobile home occupied by defendant, also known as “Big Lou.” Quantities of cocaine and marijuana were seized during the search. In the motion to suppress, defendant attacked the adequacy of the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. State v. StephensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  5. State v. LuckSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Gunsby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  2. Lowe v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  3. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  4. State v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  5. Claire v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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