Legal Opinion
Marks v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 22, 1985No. 70094PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Presiding Judge.
The defendant, Howard Marks, was indicted for and convicted of a violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, by unlawfully possessing cocaine.
On the afternoon of March 15, 1984, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Michael Martin was working at the counter of Airborne Express in Miami, Florida. Airborne Express is an overnight package delivery service. A man, subsequently identified as Dan Diamond, entered the Airborne office through the employees’ entrance carrying two packages. He was wearing cut-off pants and flip-flop shoes. Martin considered this unusual attire…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by10 opinions
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