Legal Opinion · Dissent

Farmer v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 4, 1980No. 60074Published

1DissentSognier, Judge

I respectfully dissent. Officer Dodd came to the school and was informed of the facts, including the fact that Farmer had been searched and no marijuana was found. Dodd advised Damron, the school official, to swear out a warrant against Farmer for simple assault, as there was not enough evidence to arrest him for marijuana possession. While in the principal’s office, Farmer was asked continually by Damron if he was in the restroom selling marijuana. Thereafter, in a separate room (Dodd and Farmer only being present) Dodd, without any request from school officials or anyone else,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. State v. YoungSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Napper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946

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