Legal Opinion
Linson v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided November 6, 2001No. 2000-KA-00919-COAPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶ 1. Gregory Linson was found guilty of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On appeal he states that the principal evidence against him should have been suppressed. We disagree and affirm.
FACTS
¶ 2. Officer Wayne Drexler received a call from a confidential informant, known to Drexler and who had proven reliable in the past, that three black males were selling drugs at the intersection of Kingsway Drive and Brooksdale Drive in Picayune, Mississippi. Several arrests had been made in the past on information received from this informant. Drexler and Officer Larry Cagle went to the scene…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Alabama v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Brown v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Florida v. J. L.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
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3Cited by7 opinions
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