Legal Opinion

Graves v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 5, 1976No. 51757PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Stolz, Judge.

Defendant Graves came to the door of an apartment where police were executing a search warrant. Graves knocked and was admitted to the apartment where one of the officers present recognized him from previous observation. The officer testified that a reliable informant 1 had told him, about a week before this incident, that Graves "always carries a weapon with him. Be careful.” The officer immediately frisked the defendant and found a pistol. Graves was arrested for carrying a pistol without a license and for carrying a concealed weapon. The policeman then searched the defendant,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Paxton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  2. Morris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  3. Buday v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  4. Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  5. Bagwell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994

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