Carlin v. Nevil

Nichols, Justice.

This appeal arises from a judgment remanding four persons to custody to stand trial for possessing marihuana. The prisoners’ petitions for writs of habeas corpus contend that the search warrant, upon which their arrests were based, was void. Held:

Argued February 9, 1971 Decided March 4, 1971. Neville & Neville, William J. Neville, for appellants. J. Lane Johnston, District Attorney, for appellee.

1. "In Holder v. Beavers, 141 Ga. 217 (80 SE 715), this court said: 'The applicant insists that the procedure subsequent to his arrest was void, because his arrest was unlawful. But…