Legal Opinion
Thompson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 20, 1981No. 37435PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Chief Justice.
We granted certiorari to explore the possibility of the existence of a per se rule requiring the suppression of either the fruits of a search that is conducted with consent or a volun tary confession made while the defendant was held pursuant to a warrantless and illegal arrest. Thompson v. State, 157 Ga. App. 600 (278 SE2d 62) (1981).
The victim asked Thompson for a ride in Thompson’s automobile. When Thompson refused, the victim allegedly pulled a knife on Thompson and Thompson shot and killed the victim with a pistol he had under the seat of his automobile. Thompson…
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