Legal Opinion

Mancil v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 4, 1986No. 71479PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of a violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act by possessing more than one ounce of marijuana. In his sole enumeration of error appellant contends the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence.

Sheriff Archie Hendley of Berrien County received an anonymous telephone call about 10:45 p.m. informing him that if he would go to the river bridge on Highway 135, “I would probably find something in a light brown car and also in a white Courier Ford Pickup that I might want to see.” Hendley called two deputy sheriffs to meet him at the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Woodruff v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Code v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Pittman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  5. Lester v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Lombardo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  2. Conyers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
  3. McIntosh v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  5. Raney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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