Court Opinion

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Beasley, Judge,
concurring specially.
I fully concur with Presiding Judge Deen and Judge Pope and agree that the totality of the circumstances here supported the magistrate’s decision to issue the search warrant in accordance with federal constitutional law. We are, of course, applying only the federal constitutional rule as that is what defendants base their claim of error on. See State v. Stephens, 252 Ga. 181, 187 n.1 (311 SE2d 823) (1984). The state constitution and state law are not involved.
Since I dissented in State v. Farmer, 177 Ga. App. 18 (338 SE2d 489) (1985), where this court met the same issues, I point out that the facts in this case are quite different. A primary distinction is that in *119Farmer, as expressed in the dissent, there was “a complete lack of any specifics or details of the circumstances of the informant’s opinion.” And in that case, the source was a confidential informant, not a concerned citizen. Judge Pope relates the significance of this factor. Miller v. State, 155 Ga. App. 399 (I) (A) (270 SE2d 822) (1980).
Decided February 19, 1986
Rehearing denied March 5, 1986.
Elmer H. Young III, for appellants.
J. Lane Johnston, District Attorney, for appellee.