Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 5, 1970No. 45104PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Judge.
1. As pointed out in Brinegar v. United States, 338 U. S. 160, 176 (69 SC 1302, 93 LE 1879) the showing of probable cause necessary in the affidavit upon which a search warrant may be based must tread the path between placing the law-abiding citizen at the whim or caprice of police officers on the one hand and unnecessarily hampering law enforcement activities on the other. In the landmark case, Aguilar v. Texas, 378 U. S. 108, 114 (84 SC 1509, 12 LE2d 723) it is stated: “Although an affidavit may be based on hearsay information and need not reflect the direct personal observation…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Rugendorf v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Dugan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Merritt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- State v. BoswellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Thrall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Currington v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
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