Legal Opinion

Danford v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 7, 1975No. 49851PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Webb, Judge.

A motion to suppress evidence was made in this case involving possession of illegal drugs. Christopher Danford contends that the search warrant was issued on stale and insufficient information, without probable cause, and consequently the search of his automobile that yielded the contraband was illegal. It is our judgment there is no merit in this contention.

The "probable cause” portion of the officer’s affidavit here states in material part: "Informant personally overheard a conversation between Christopher Danford and other unidentified negro males stating that Danford would be…

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Lewis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  2. Johnston v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
  3. People v. NelsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
  4. Alexander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
  5. Butler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Ex Parte OswaltSupreme Court of Alabama · 1996
  2. Shaner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. State v. WomackCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1998
  4. Walker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  5. State v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

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