Legal Opinion

Dickson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 8, 1971No. 46381PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hall, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals from the revocation of his probation for possessing marijuana. Defendant and two friends were riding in a van owned by defendant’s father. They were stopped by two police officers for a traffic violation. Both officers testified that they had seen something fly out from under the vehicle just before it stopped; that when they opened the doors of the van they could smell the odor of marijuana smoke; and one officer said he could see a rolled cigarette on the floor. They proceeded to search the van and the area around it. Six marijuana cigarettes were…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Sellers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
  3. McGee v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
  4. Allen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
  5. Granville County Board of Commissioners v. North Carolina Hazardous Waste Management CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. O'KEEFE v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  2. Brewer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  3. Berry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  4. Culpepper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  5. Amiss v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975

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