Legal Opinion

Davidson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 16, 1982No. 64218PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Presiding Judge.

Appellants were convicted of possession of marijuana. Their appeal to this court resulted in affirmance of the conviction, but we remanded the case to the trial court with direction that it conduct a hearing pursuant to Thornton v. State, 238 Ga. 160 (231 SE2d 729), to determine whether it was necessary to reveal to appellants the name of the informant whose tip to the police led to the issuance of the search warrant, the execution of which resulted in the discovery of the contraband for the possession of which appellants were convicted. See Davidson v. State, 156 Ga.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Thornton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Akins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Davidson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. State v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Hollingsworth v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

3Cited by1 opinion

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