Legal Opinion
Scott v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 5, 1984No. 41010PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether petitioner’s consent to search his “carry-on” bag, given to a DEA agent at the Atlanta airport, was valid. We conclude that it was and accordingly affirm the Court of Appeals’ decision in Scott v. State, 170 Ga. App. 409 (317 SE2d 282) (1984), which upheld petitioner’s conviction for trafficking in cocaine.
The following facts are not in dispute.
On November 23, 1981, Paul Markonni, an agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration, received a telephone call from Deputy Callahan of the Broward County, Florida, Sheriff’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Bothwell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Pullano v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
3Cited by19 opinions
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