Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 15, 1975No. 50847PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Judge.

At approximately 8 p.m. a police officer received a call from a known confidential informant who had provided him drug information three times within the past 7 months, which led to 5 arrests and indictments. The informant had, within the past 30 minutes, observed defendant have in his possession a quantity of marijuana, both on his person and in his car, a 1969 Pontiac — license number TSX 269. Defendant was then at Long’s Skating Rink, wearing "a brown coat. .. cowboy boots and a blue and white beaded medallion . . . wearing glasses.” The officer arrived at the skating rink…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  4. Cady v. DombrowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Brewer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. McDonald v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  2. Hardwick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  3. Butler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  4. Griffin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  5. Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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