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Paxton v. State

Citations

  • 285 S.E.2d 741
  • 160 Ga. App. 19
  • 1981 Ga. App. LEXIS 2858

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “ ‘NCIC printouts [regarding stolen car] are reliable enough to form the basis of the reasonable belief which is needed to establish probable cause for arrest.’ [Cit.]”
  • NCIC reports recognized as reliable enough to establish probable cause for a warrant-less arrest
  • “While [GCIC] printouts are not alone sufficient evidence to permit conviction, the cases uniformly recognize that [the] printouts are reliable enough to form the basis of the reasonable belief which is needed to establish probable cause for arrest.”
  • trial court erred in allowing the State to tender into evidence over defendant’s objection, a shotgun which had no connection to the crime as a replica for a toy pistol which was found in defendant’s possession at the time of his arrest for armed robbery

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Judges: Shulman, Birdsong, Sognier

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