Legal Opinion

Mercer v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 6, 1978No. 55660PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction of theft by receiving. Held:

1. It is alleged that the search warrant for defendant’s home did not have the correct description and would not have allowed a reasonably prudent officer to locate the proper premises. We disagree. The address on the warrant was 3157 Cardinal Place, Apt. A & B. The police arrested two burglars who confessed to numerous burglaries committed in Georgia. One of the burglars took the police to the defendant’s home, pointed it out, and stated that was where they sold the burglarized property. The house was…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Pitts v. GlassSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Durham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  4. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. HatchCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  2. Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. Floyd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  4. Storey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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