Legal Opinion
Anderson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 2, 1970No. 45778PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Judge.
A police officer has a right to arrest without a warrant when he has probable cause to believe a crime is being committed in his presence. Code § 27-207. And while a warrantless search of a vehicle may result in the suppression of the evidence of the fruits of the illegal search where it is based upon an arrest not reasonable as without probable cause (Collins v. United States, 289 F2d 129), it is also true under some circumstances that the "right to search and the validity of the seizure are not dependent on the right to arrest. They are dependent on the reasonable cause the…
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- City of Ontario v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- People v. GibsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- State v. DurhamSupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
3Cited by64 opinions
- Radowick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Brisbane v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Brooks v. THE STATECourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Stephenson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Allen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
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