Legal Opinion

Roberson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 14, 1998No. A97A2442PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

After a non-jury trial, a Whitfield County Superior Court judge found James E. Roberson guilty of driving under the influence. Roberson appealed, asserting as error the denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained from his allegedly improper traffic stop. For the following reasons, we affirm.

“ This court’s responsibility in reviewing the trial court’s decision on a motion to suppress is to ensure that there was a substantial basis for the decision. We construe the evidence most favorably to uphold the findings and judgment, and the trial court’s findings on disputed facts…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bowers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  2. State v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  3. Hines v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  4. Raulerson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  5. Dooley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  2. Nelson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. Semich v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. State v. ButeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Collier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API