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Kelly v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 2, 1987No. 73615PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Chief Judge.

A Camden County jury found Samuel Kelly guilty of three counts of violations of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act by possession of cocaine, phentermine and phendimetrazine, and one count alleging he was a habitual violator. Officer Arthur Thigpen received a tip from a confidential informant concerning drugs in a Chevrolet van, at the American Legion Club 511. Officer Thigpen drove by the Club and saw the vehicle described to him by his informant. The Club was out of his jurisdiction, so he called Deputy Sheriff Charlie Easterling of Camden County and passed along the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jarrell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  5. Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. McCoy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  2. Queen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  4. Richards v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  5. Spead v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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