Legal Opinion
Harris v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 30, 1973No. 47816PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Judge.
1. It is basic that a search of the defendant’s person may be conducted without a warrant and incident to a valid arrest for the purpose of seizing the fruits of the crime for which he has been arrested (Code Ann. § 27-301 (c)) and that a valid arrest without warrant may be made when the crime is being committed in the presence of the officer. Code § 27-207. The motion to suppress in this case raises only the factual question of whether the testimony of the arresting officers authorizes a finding that the crime of possessing narcotics was within the presence of the officers, that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Piedmont Hotel Co. v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
- Clyatt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Harris v. State of GeorgiaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
3Cited by7 opinions
- Hill v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Minor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Bowen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Blalock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Ralph Hill v. Georgia Power Company United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local No. 144 Afl-Cio and Superior Electric Company, Walter Wadley v. Georgia Power Company Construction Production & Maintenance Workers, Local No. 1210, Afl-Cio and Superior Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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