Wall v. State

3 Citing cases

  1. Jones v. State

    723 S.E.2d 697 (Ga. Ct. App. 2012)   Cited 4 times

    See Brannan v. State, 275 Ga. 70, 73(2)(b), 561 S.E.2d 414 (2002) (“An arrest warrant founded on probable cause implicitly carries with it the limited authority to enter a dwelling in which the suspect lives when there is reason to believe the suspect is within.”) (punctuation omitted); Wall v. State, 291 Ga.App. 278, 279, 661 S.E.2d 656 (2008) (same). Stamey found Jones lying on the bed in a bedroom with a comforter covering his lower body, including his hands.

  2. Carter v. State

    308 Ga. App. 686 (Ga. Ct. App. 2011)   Cited 4 times
    Holding that officers had authority to enter the back yard of a home and look into the open door of the shed during service of an arrest warrant

    (Citations and punctuation omitted.) Wall v. State, 291 Ga. App. 278, 279 ( 661 SE2d 656) (2008). We find that this limited authority includes the right to enter the back yard of the home to prevent any attempted escape through the rear.

  3. Lee v. State

    347 Ga. App. 508 (Ga. Ct. App. 2018)   Cited 8 times
    Noting that scales typically used to weigh methamphetamine for packaging, located in defendant’s home and vehicle, were sufficient evidence to authorize a verdict for possession of drug-related objects

    Once inside the home, they also were authorized to seize any contraband in plain sight. See Wall v. State , 291 Ga. App. 278, 279, 661 S.E.2d 656 (2008) ("A police officer may seize what is in plain sight if, as here, he is in a place where he is constitutionally entitled to be."). Regardless of whether the search warrant for Lee’s "person" was valid, trial counsel was not ineffective in failing to file a motion to suppress.