Legal Opinion
In the Interest of B. K. M.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 18, 2001No. A00A2508; A00A2509PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Presiding Judge.
In each of the above cases, the State appeals from a juvenile court’s order granting a motion to suppress evidence seized after a Terry stop of the car in which the two juvenile appellees were riding. Terry v. Ohio, 392 U. S. 1 (88 SC 1868, 20 LE2d 889) (1968). Because the officers had a reasonable, articulable suspicion of criminal wrongdoing, we conclude the stop was justified and reverse.
In ruling on a motion to suppress, the trial court’s findings as to disputed facts are reviewed to determine whether the ruling was clearly erroneous. Vansant v. State, 264 Ga.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Vansant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Bright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- State v. GoldenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
- King v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- In the Interest of J. T.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2009