Legal Opinion

Touchstone v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 19, 1970No. 44731, 44732PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Whitman, Judge.

1. “Permission freely and voluntarily given by a suspect to police officers to search property of which he is the owner waives the necessity of a warrant. Ferguson v. State, 218 Ga. 173 (8) (126 SE2d 798); Young v. State, 113 Ga. App. 497 (148 SE2d 461).” Westmoreland v. State, 114 Ga. App. 389 (1) (151 SE2d 548). In the present case there was a “motion to suppress” evidence on the ground that the officers had no warrant. At the hearing on the motion the police officer testified that he had explained to defendant Touchstone that he wanted to search his trailer to find some…

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2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Pritchard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
  2. Ethridge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
  3. Gilmore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
  4. Canal Insurance Co. v. Winge Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
  5. Ferguson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Willingham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  2. Merrill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  3. Guest v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  4. Mayfield v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Connor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973

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