Legal Opinion

State v. Hatch

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 13, 1981No. 62924PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Chief Judge.

The State appeals from the grant of defendant’s motion to suppress certain evidence obtained as a result of a search conducted under a certain search warrant.

As set forth in the judgment, the basis for sustaining the motion to suppress was that “the address on the search warrant did not contain a description of the premises to be searched with such particularity as to enable a prudent officer executing the warrant to locate the person and place definitely and with reasonable certainty. Further, the Court finds that failure to have the name of the owner or occupant on the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Fomby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  2. Garner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
  3. Durrett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  4. Bell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
  5. Mercer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Kelly v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  2. Landers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  3. State v. ArmstrongCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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