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LAWSON v. STATE

54394.

143 Ga. App. 776 (1977)

240 S.E.2d 188

LAWSON v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided November 7, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baker, Conrad & Abernathy, Elliott R. Baker, Amy A. Hembree, for appellant.

C. B. Holcomb, District Attorney, for appellee.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Isaac Byrd, Assistant Attorney General, amicus curiae.

BELL, Chief Judge.

Defendant was convicted of possession of marijuana. Held:

1. The trial court denied the motion to suppress because of an illegal search and seizure. One of the grounds of the motion was that the search warrant was not issued by a neutral and detached magistrate. It appears that the search warrant was issued by a justice of the peace on November 5, 1976 who was entitled to a fee for issuing...

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