Legal Opinion
Whisnant v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 23, 1987No. 74893, 74894PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Presiding Judge.
Horton and Whisnant were convicted of jointly possessing more than one ounce of marijuana in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. On appeal, their primary contention is that the contraband should have been suppressed on the ground that it was seized during the course of an unlawful search.
The salient facts are not in dispute. Approximately 86 pounds of marijuana were seized from a rented vehicle which Horton was driving and in which Whisnant was riding as a passenger on 1-75 in Catoosa County, Georgia, after Horton was pulled over for the offense of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- United States v. PlaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by18 opinions
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