Legal Opinion

Croker v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 7, 1966No. 41952PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hall, Judge.

One of the enumerations of error is that the trial court erred in overruling the defendant’s objection to the admission of certain evidence found in the trunk of the defendant’s automobile on the ground that the evidence was the product of an unreasonable, illegal search and seizure prohibited by the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.

“Common sense dictates, of course, that questions involving searches of motorcars or other things readily moved cannot be treated as identical to questions arising out of searches of fixed structures like houses. For…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Husty v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Duncan and Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
  2. Allen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  3. Meneghan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  4. Luke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  5. Laws v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1969

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