227 Ga. App. 21 - Sosebee v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
July 2003
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Gilreath v. State · 195 Ga. App. 732 - Morgan v. State · 178 Ga. App. 31 - Galloway v. State · 183 Ga. App. 523 - Midura v. State · 203 Ga. App. 377 - Victrum v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“When one makes an admission against his own penal interest, he tends to be telling the truth. Moreover, should he lie to the police, the person admitting a crime risks disfavor with the prosecution. One who knows the police are already in a position to charge him with a serious crime will not likely undertake to divert the police down blind alleys. We thus are satisfied that an admission against penal interest may form the basis for a magistrate’s conclusion that an informant is reliable. 5”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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