Legal Opinion

In the Interest of D. H.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 26, 2009No. S08A1853PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARLEY, Justice.

Two police officers responded to an anonymous tip about two young men involved in a possible drug deal at a gas station. The *52officers did not see anyone at the station, but they saw D. H. and D. I. walking on a nearby street. The young men matched the description provided by the tipster, so the officers stopped their car in front of them, got out and asked where they were coming from. When the young men said they were coming from the gas station, the officers asked if they could search them, and both D. H. and D. I. consented. In D. H.’s pants pocket, the officers found…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  3. Jackson v. DelkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  4. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  5. Waters v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
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  3. Ware v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  4. State v. COPELAND (Three Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  5. DUNCAN v. the STATE.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018

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