Croker v. State

Deen, Judge.

An arresting officer may arrest under a warrant issued by a judicial officer in any county in the state. Code § 27-209. However, the officer should have the warrant, whether for search or arrest, in his physical possession or so near at hand that it can be exhibited on demand. Shafer v. State, 193 Ga. 748 (20 SE2d 34); Hall v. State, 113 Ga. App. 587 (149 SE2d 175). “For the purpose of making an arrest, a warrant is not in the possession of the officer when it is in his house some distance from the scene of the arrest.” Adams v. State, 121 Ga. 163 (3) (48 SE 910). Where the…