Legal Opinion
Tant v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 16, 1971No. 45846, 45847PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pannell, Judge.
The appellants were charged with illegal possession of drugs and, upon conviction, appealed to the Supreme Court of Georgia, which court transferred the case to this court for review and decision. Held:
1. No constitutional questions relating to the validity of the Act under which appellants were convicted were properly raised in the court below (see Tant v. State, 226 Ga. 761 (177 SE2d 484)), and will therefore not be passed upon by this court on appeal. Bourn v. Herring, 225 Ga. 67 (166 SE2d 89); Harper v. Burgess, 225 Ga. 420 (169 SE2d 297).
2. The police officer, undercover…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Bourn v. HerringSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Tant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Graham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Merrill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Satterfield v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Holcomb v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
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