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6 citation events (4 in the last 25 years) across 1 distinct court.
Strongest positive: Johnson v. State (gactapp, 2007-12-14)
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discussed Cited as authority (rule) Johnson v. State
Ga. Ct. App. · 2007 · confidence medium
Miller and Ellington, JJ., concur. 1 OCGA§ 16-13-30 (b). 2 OCGA§ 16-13-2 (b). 3 OCGA§ 16-10-24 (a). 4 Lewis v. State, 233 Ga. App. 560 (1) ( 504 SE2d 732 ) (1998). 5 Carter v. State, 229 Ga. App. 417, 419 ( 494 SE2d 108 ) (1997). 6 Terry v. Ohio, 392 U. S. 1 (88 SC 1868, 20 LE2d 889) (1968). 7 Holmes v. State, 267 Ga. App. 651, 652 ( 601 SE2d 134 ) (2004). 8 Feaster v. State, 283 Ga. App. 417, 421 (5) (a) ( 641 SE2d 635 ) (2007) (physical precedent only). 9 Rucker v. State, 266 Ga. App. 293, 295 (2) ( 596 SE2d 639 ) (2004). 10 Howell v. State, 160 Ga. App. 479, 480-481 ( 287 SE2d 294 ) (198…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Sikes v. State
Ga. Ct. App. · 2001 · confidence medium
Eldridge and Barnes, JJ, concur. 1 Morgan v. State, 195 Ga. App. 732, 735 (3) ( 394 SE2d 639 ) (1990). 2 Mashburn v. State, 186 Ga. App. 488, 489 ( 367 SE2d 881 ) (1988). 3 Edwards v. State, 239 Ga. App. 44, 45-46 (1) ( 518 SE2d 426 ) (1999). 4 Buffington v. State, 229 Ga. App. 450, 451-452 ( 494 SE2d 272 ) (1997). 5 Miller v. State, 221 Ga. App. 494, 496 ( 471 SE2d 565 ) (1996). 6 Ammons v. State, 172 Ga. App. 235, 236 ( 322 SE2d 543 ) (1984). 7 Green v. State, 240 Ga. App. 650, 652 (3) ( 523 SE2d 632 ) (1999). 8 Hudson v. State, 234 Ga. App. 895, 900 (3) (b) ( 508 SE2d 682 ) (1998).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) State v. Johnson
Ga. Ct. App. · 1993 · confidence medium
“The officer was justified in conducting a limited search for weapons as there was a legitimate stop of the vehicle and subsequent facts disclosed that [Johnson] might be armed and dangerous. [Cits.]” Ammons v. State, 172 Ga. App. 235, 236 ( 322 SE2d 543 ) (1984) (involving the frisk of a passenger in a vehicle stopped for drag racing).
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Ammons
v.
the State
68511.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
Sep 25, 1984.
322 S.E.2d 543
Alden W. Snead, for appellant., Robert E. Wilson, District Attorney, James M. McDaniel, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.
McMurray, Deen, Sognier.
Cited by 3 opinions  |  Published
McMurray, Chief Judge.

Defendant was convicted of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. He was sentenced to serve five years on probation but to serve 60 days in confinement and to pay a fine of $1,000, among other things in the general conditions of probation, including the condition that he not violate any state or federal laws. A petition to revoke his probation was filed with rule nisi attached.

Defendant filed a motion to suppress evidence and after a hearing this motion was denied. Based on the evidence at that hearing the[*236] trial court revoked the defendant’s probation and ordered him to serve three years. Defendant appeals, enumerating error only to the denial of his motion to suppress evidence which he contends was illegally seized. Held:

Decided September 25, 1984. Alden W. Snead, for appellant. Robert E. Wilson, District Attorney, James M. McDaniel, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

The evidence disclosed that the defendant was a passenger in a vehicle which was drag racing. Testimony disclosed that the arresting officer was advised by another officer that the passenger was acting suspiciously with reference to his hands being hidden under his jacket. He was ordered to exit the vehicle and to remove his hands from his jacket. The officer laid the jacket on top of the police car and proceeded to “frisk” defendant. The officer then felt of the jacket and felt something hard inside estimated to be three or four inches long which he believed to be a knife. When the object was removed by the officer the contraband was found. Defendant contends that the officer had no “founded” suspicion for his conduct in searching the jacket, citing Holder v. State, 141 Ga. App. 426, 427 (233 SE2d 501), that there were insufficient “specific and articulable facts” to justify the search of his jacket. We disagree. The Holder case does not apply to the facts here. The officer was justified in conducting a limited search for weapons as there was a legitimate stop of the vehicle and subsequent facts disclosed that the defendant might be armed and dangerous. See Pennsylvania v. Mimms, 434 U. S. 106 (98 SC 330, 54 LE2d 331); Terry v. Ohio, 392 U. S. 1, 16-27 (88 SC 1868; 20 LE2d 889). See also Hansen v. State, 168 Ga. App. 304 (308 SE2d 643).

Judgment affirmed.

Deen, P. J., and Sognier, J., concur.