Legal Opinion
State v. David
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 15, 1998No. S97G1110PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Chief Justice.
Appellees were occupants of an apartment in Statesboro, Georgia, in which was found marijuana, cocaine in “crack” and powder form, LSD-coated paper, and assorted drug paraphernalia. Appellees were charged with possession of the contraband and trafficking in cocaine, and the trial court granted their motions to suppress the drugs and drug paraphernalia found in the apartment, using Carranza v. State, 266 Ga. 263 (467 SE2d 315) (1996) as a guide. The trial court ordered suppression of the items after finding that a police officer initially had seen marijuana and drug…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Horton v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Illinois v. AndreasSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Tate v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Livingston v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
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3Cited by41 opinions
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