Brown v. State

Bell, Chief Judge.

Where the informer’s hearsay is relied on to furnish probable cause, two tests must be met: (1) The reasons for the informer’s reliability must be shown and (2) the affidavit must state how the informer obtained the information or must describe the criminal activity in such detail that the magistrate may know it is more than a casual rumor circulating in the underworld or an accusation based merely on the individual’s general reputation. Sams v. State, 121 Ga. App. 46 (172 SE2d 473). The affidavit here was sufficient to show that the informer was reliable. The question is…