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COVINGTON v. STATE

48065.

129 Ga. App. 150 (1973)

199 S.E.2d 348

COVINGTON et al. v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided May 11, 1973.

Rehearing Denied May 29, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn Zell, for appellants.

Richard Bell, District Attorney, George N. Guest, for appellee.

EBERHARDT, Presiding Judge.

The use of the present tense in an affidavit to support a search warrant ("affiant has received information from a reliable informant that subject is selling drugs at the house located" etc.), in the light of other recited circumstances, is sufficient to show that the facts recited are current and not stale. Johnston v. State, 227 Ga. 387, 390 (181 S.E.2d 42

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