Legal Opinion
State v. Roberts
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 1, 1974No. 49478PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Judge.
In this case the defendant was charged with violating the Georgia Drug Abuse Control Act by having in his possession phencyclidine. He then filed a written motion to suppress certain evidence. From the sustaining of this motion appeal was taken by the state under the provisions of Ga. L. 1973, p. 297 (Code Ann. Ch. 6-10A) which allow an appeal by the state without a certificate from a judgment sustaining a motion to suppress evidence illegally seized. Code Ann. § 6-1002a (Ga. L. 1973, pp. 297, 298).
The basic facts are as follows: On November 28,1973, Officer J. D. McCumber,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Abel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Hester v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Merrill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
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3Cited by4 opinions
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