Batson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Presiding Judge.
Defendant appeals the revocation of his probation. Held:
The sole enumeration is that the trial court erred in not suppressing evidence of marijuana found on defendant when he was arrested.
Contrary to defendant’s assertion that the arrest, and the search incident thereto, were illegal because the arresting officers had no knowledge of the existence of an arrest warrant for defendant, the evidence shows that the officers were aware of the warrant when the arrest was made.
Therefore, there is no merit in the enumeration because “[t]he arresting officer was acting on…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Watts v. CannonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
3Cited by1 opinion
- Nesbitt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994