Legal Opinion
State v. Ball
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 23, 1993No. A92A1748PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Appellee was indicted for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, OCGA § 16-13-30 (b). The State brings this appeal pursuant to OCGA § 5-7-1 (4), from an order sustaining appellee’s motion to suppress evidence illegally seized during the stop of his automobile. The issue before this court is the constitutionality, under the Fourth Amendment, of the investigatory stop of the vehicle following information received from an anonymous tipster. We conclude that the Fourth Amendment was not violated. Appellee raised the state constitutional provision below but did not pursue…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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- Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
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3Cited by11 opinions
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