Legal Opinion

Skipworth v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 26, 1988No. 75553PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Judge.

Defendant Earl W. Skipworth was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Held:

1. In his first enumeration defendant argues that the affidavit upon which the warrant to search his apartment was issued was insufficient because it failed to specify the dates on which the confidential informant observed the events enumerated therein. In a related enumeration, defendant also argues that the information contained in the affidavit was insufficient to overcome the issue of staleness.

“In State v. Luck, 252 Ga. 347 (312 SE2d 791) (1984), . . . [t]he Supreme Court held…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Thornton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  4. State v. LuckSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Rush v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  2. Ezzard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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