· 7/1/1981
Caffo v. State
Citations
- 247 Ga. 751
- 279 S.E.2d 678
- 1981 Ga. LEXIS 876
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that “advice from officer that the suspect will feel better if he tells the truth” and admonition that “it is always best to tell the truth” did not render confession inadmissible (citation and punctuation omitted)
- telling a suspect he would “feel better” if he confessed is not a “hope of benefit” under OCGA § 24-3-50
- a magistrate may consider a police officer’s knowledge of a suspect’s reputation when deciding whether to issue a search warrant
- suspect’s past criminal conduct can be used to support probable cause to issue a search warrant
- suspect’s past criminal conduct can be used to support probable cause to issue a search warrant
- admonition to tell the truth is not a hope of benefit
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Judges: Gregory
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