Legal Opinion

Sims v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 9, 1983No. 64596PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of possession of more than one ounce of marijuana. He appeals on the general grounds. He enumerates eight other errors concerning denial of motions, evidence admitted improperly and failure to charge the jury on issues raised by the evidence.

On September 2, 1980 Sergeant Tommy Pruitt of the Rome, Georgia police department obtained a search warrant for a room rented by appellant in Rome. Appellant was located in a laundromat, a copy of the search warrant was served on him and immediately thereafter his room was searched in appellant’s presence. A large…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. White v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  3. Kelly v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  4. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  5. Miller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. City of Langdon v. DelvoNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Whatley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. Swearingen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. Banks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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