Luffman v. State

In Adams v. State, 121 Ga. 163 (3) (48 S. E. 910), it was held: “Where the circumstances are such that a lawful arrest can not be made except under warrant, the warrant must, at the time of making the arrest, be in the possession of the arresting officer, or of another in the neighborhood with whom he is acting in concert. Eor the purpose of making an arrest, a warrant is not in the possession of the officer when it is in his house some distance from the scene of the arrest.” The evidence in this case tended to show that a warrant was issued by a justice of the peace in Whitfield County, for…