Legal Opinion
Jones v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 28, 1972No. 47117PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Stolz, Judge.
To be valid a search warrant must contain a description of the person and premises to be searched with such particularity as to enable a prudent officer executing the warrant to locate the person and place definitely and with reasonable certainty, without depending upon his discretion. Adams v. State, 123 Ga. App. 206 (180 SE2d 262); Garner v. State, 124 Ga. App. 33, 35 (182 SE2d 902). The State failed to meet this criterion in the case at bar.
The description in the present warrant of the place to be searched as the "entire first floor of a two-story frame dwelling” at a named…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Henry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by43 opinions
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