Legal Opinion

Amiss v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 23, 1975No. 50849PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Marshall, Judge.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether or not appellant’s probation may be revoked on the basis of illegally seized evidence.

Appellant and at least five other individuals were having a "party” in a poolhouse behind the residence of appellant’s mother and father. Appellant lived at home and frequently had friends over for a gathering in the poolhouse. The Thomasville Police conducted a raid of the poolhouse pursuant to a search warrant and found on the counter in the poolhouse five or six packages of cigarettes, one of which contained two "joints” of marijuana. When…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  5. United States v. CalandraSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. State v. DavisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  2. Whitaker v. Prince George's CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
  3. People v. RessinSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
  4. Richardson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  5. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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