Legal Opinion
State v. Reid
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 4, 1979No. 57466PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Judge.
The defendant was charged with violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. A motion to suppress was filed by counsel. After a hearing, the trial judge granted defendant’s motion to suppress. The state appeals.
An agent for the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, was on surveillance duty at the Atlanta Airport in the early morning hours of the day in question. He observed the defendant and another man arrive on a flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Both carried identical large men’s purses. Each maintained a distance from the other as…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Brisbane v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Reid v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- State v. ReidSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- McAdoo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- McShan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- McQueen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
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