Legal Opinion
Bothwell v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 8, 1983No. 39097PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Presiding Justice.
This case is here on certiorari. Bothwell v. State, 163 Ga. App. 261 (293 SE2d 720) (1982). Presented for decision are questions concerning the use by law enforcement authorities of the so-called “drug courier profile,” as well as their use of police dogs trained to detect the smell of certain drugs. Certiorari was granted because of the importance of these questions to both the enforcement of the criminal law and the safeguarding of interests protected by the Fourth Amendment. These are the facts of the case herein.
At approximately 9:00 a.m. on August 21, 1981,…
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- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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