Legal Opinion

Swanson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 20, 1991No. A91A0809PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Chief Judge.

Willie Swanson was convicted of possession of cocaine, and he appeals.

Appellant contends in his sole enumeration of error that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress. The evidence adduced at the hearing on the motion and at trial established that Atlanta Police Officer J. Martin, Jr. received a radio dispatch that an anonymous caller had reported that a dark-skinned black man wearing a “white Kangol hat,” a sweater, and jeans was selling drugs at 987 Sells Avenue. Martin proceeded to that address, which he testified was in a known high drug trafficking…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. State v. RhuleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Moreland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  2. White v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  3. State v. HoltonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. State v. JarrellsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  5. State v. SappCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994

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