Legal Opinion

Currington v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 30, 1973No. 48158PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Evans, Judge.

The defendant was indicted for possession of dangerous drugs. He filed a motion to suppress certain evidence obtained by search of the defendant’s house which allegedly violated the 4th and 14th Amendments of the Constitution of the United States. After a hearing, the same was denied, and defendant appeals. Held:

The sole contention of the defendant is that the search warrant is defective in that the deponent therein had received information from a confidential informant who has proved reliable in the past with information which led to the arrest of only one person; and that this…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Sams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  4. Clyatt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  5. Buck v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Bryan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  2. Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  3. Dalton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  4. Galgano v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  5. Galgano v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978

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