Legal Opinion

Hayes v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 10, 1987No. 73103PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Judge.

Appellant seeks reversal of his convictions for possessing cocaine, diazepam, and untaxed liquor. We affirm.

1. Appellant maintains his motion to suppress should have been granted because the affidavit upon which the search warrant was issued did not describe with sufficient specificity the premises to be searched; it contained stale information; the most recent information was unverified and came from an anonymous tipster; and allegedly exculpatory material was not presented to the magistrate.

In the affidavit which accompanied the request for the issuance of a search warrant,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Massachusetts v. UptonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Felker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  4. State v. StephensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  5. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  2. Redding v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  3. Roberson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Nikitin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. Hunter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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