State of Ga. v. Andrews

Marshall, Justice.

This case draws into question the constitutionality of the local Act of the General Assembly creating ¿n office of magistrate for the State Court of Cobb County (Ga. L. 1974, p. 2212). The Cobb Superior Court struck down the Act on various procedural and substantive, state and federal constitutional grounds. We disagree and reverse.

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Background.

This case began with the magistrate of the State Court of Cobb County issuing a warrant authorizing the search of the appellees’ residence. The search warrant was executed, and from the record before us it appears that an assortment of…