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Britton v. State

Citations

  • 469 S.E.2d 272
  • 220 Ga. App. 120
  • 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 568
  • 1996 Ga. App. LEXIS 107

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  • officer lacked reasonable suspicion to detain defendant where tip did not predict future behavior and provided no information not available to general public
  • officer lacked reasonable suspicion to detain defendant where tip did not predict future behavior and provided no information not available to general public
  • corroborated anonymous tip was sufficiently reliable to provide reasonable suspicion for investigatory stop
  • anonymous caller demonstrated some ability to predict future behavior and indicated his knowledge was based on personal observations; prior reports of drug activity corroborated information provided by caller which would not have been known by general public
  • anonymous caller demonstrated some ability to predict future behavior and indicated his knowledge was based on personal observations; prior reports of drug activity corroborated information provided by caller which would not have been known by general public

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Judges: Andrews, Beasley, Birdsong, Pope, Johnson, Smith, Ruffin, McMurray, Blackburn

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