Legal Opinion

Anderson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 19, 1980No. 59894PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (Code Ann. Ch. 79A-8, Ga. L. 1974, p. 221 et seq.). We reverse.

Appellant submits as error the denial of his motion to suppress the contraband obtained during a search of his house. Defendant maintains that the warrant upon which the search was based was legally deficient in that it failed to describe his premises with sufficient particularity. We agree.

The warrant in question was issued to search the premises of one “Johnny Minchey.” The warrant described the location of the house, in pertinent part, as…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Garner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
  2. Mercer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Quick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  2. Wells v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. State v. HatchCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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