Legal Opinion

Blount v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 6, 2002No. A02A1307PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mikell, Judge.

Following the denial of his motion in limine, in which he sought to suppress the results of his breath test, Herbert V. Blount IV was convicted of violating OCGA § 40-6-391 (k). That statute prohibits a person under the age of 21 from driving while his alcohol concentration is 0.02 grams or more. On appeal, Blount contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion in limine because the stop of his vehicle was not supported by reasonable and articulable suspicion. We disagree and affirm.

Three principles guide appellate review of the trial court’s denial of a motion to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Tate v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  3. Stokes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  2. Rosas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. James v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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