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Bruce v. State

359 S.E.2d 736, 183 Ga. App. 653, 1987 Ga. App. LEXIS 2077
CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia
DecidedJuly 13, 1987
Docket74827
StatusPublished
Cited by8 cases

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Bruce v. State, 359 S.E.2d 736, 183 Ga. App. 653, 1987 Ga. App. LEXIS 2077 (Ga. Ct. App. 1987).

Opinion

Deen, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Harry Wayne Bruce, was convicted of commercial gambling. The sole issue in his appeal is whether a City of Atlanta police officer, who is also a deputy sheriff of Fulton County, has the authority to apply for, obtain and execute a search warrant in Clayton County. OCGA §§ 17-5-20 and 17-5-21 provide that any officer of this state or its political subdivisions charged with the duty of enforcing the criminal laws may apply for a search warrant. OCGA § 17-5-24 also provides that “[t]he search warrant. . . shall be directed for execution to all peace officers of this state.” Accordingly, the City of Atlanta police officer/Fulton County deputy sheriff in this case was authorized to apply for and execute the search warrant in Clayton County. See Fowler v. State, 128 Ga. App. 501 (197 SE2d 502) (1973).

Judgment affirmed.

Birdsong, C. J., and Pope, J., concur. *654 Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, Todd E. Naugle, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

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