Ridley v. State

Beasley, Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction of possession of marijuana and diazepam, challenging the denial of his motion to suppress the physical evidence. It is contended that defendant was illegally arrested so that the subsequent warrantless search of his home violated his rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments.

On January 1, 1984, officer Kessler of the DeKalb Police Department received a domestic call concerning a man beating a woman, “the man . . . possibly armed with a nine millimeter handgun. . . .” On the way to the scene, Kessler spoke with a friend of the woman…