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RICHARDSON v. STATE

41834.

113 Ga. App. 163 (1966)

147 S.E.2d 653

RICHARDSON v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 18, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Wyatt, for appellant.

Wright Lipford, Solicitor General, for appellee.

DEEN, Judge.

1. The right to arrest a suspected person without a warrant is broader in felony than in misdemeanor cases. Thompson v. State, 4 Ga.App. 649 (2) (62 SE 99). It has been stated that, as to felonies but not as to misdemeanors, an officer has authority to arrest anyone of whom he has a reasonable suspicion that he has committed a felony, without waiting first to procure a warrant. Robinson v. State, 93 Ga. 77, 87 (18 SE 1018). What constitutes...

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