Legal Opinion

Garmon v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 4, 1998No. A98A1649PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Following a bench trial, the trial court convicted Sammy Garmon of trafficking in methamphetamine. Garmon appeals, challenging the denial of his motion to suppress evidence of the methamphetamine and the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction. We conclude that the court properly denied Garmon’s motion to suppress, that the evidence was sufficient to convict, and we affirm.

1. As grounds for his motion to suppress, Garmon asserted that police obtained evidence of the methamphetamine following an arrest not supported by probable cause. In addressing this…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Michigan v. SummersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Pitts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  4. Fritzius v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Garmon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  2. State v. MallardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. Darby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Garmon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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