Legal Opinion
Payton v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 7, 1985No. 70525, 70526PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
Defendants appeal their conviction of the offense of trafficking in marijuana. Held:
1. An agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) received information that marijuana was being grown behind defendant Payton’s house. The GBI agent along with other law enforcement officers proceeded to investigate.
On May 21, 1981, a number of law enforcement officers were put out on a road near defendant Payton’s house. They crossed an open field, then walked through a wooded area until they found the marijuana patch concealed among the trees behind defendant Payton’s…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Bellamy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Giddens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Norman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Meeks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Dunn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Rich v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- State v. EspinozaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
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