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165 Ga. App. 299

Batson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 2, 1983

Court of Appeals of Georgia · decided 1983-02-02

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently November 1994

3 state decisions

Relies on Watts v. Cannon

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Decided 1983-02-02

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Quillian, Presiding Judge.

¶1Defendant appeals the revocation of his probation. Held:

¶2The sole enumeration is that the trial court erred in not suppressing evidence of marijuana found on defendant when he was arrested.

¶3Contrary to defendant’s assertion that the arrest, and the search incident thereto, were illegal because the arresting officers had no knowledge of the existence of an arrest warrant for defendant, the evidence shows that the officers were aware of the warrant when the arrest was made.

¶4Therefore, there is no merit in the enumeration because “[t]he arresting officer was acting on reliable information that a felony warrant had been issued for his arrest. [Cit.]” Watts v. Cannon, 224 Ga. 797, 798 (164 SE2d 780).

¶5Judgment affirmed.

Sognier and Pope, JJ., concur.
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