Legal Opinion

Swanson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 12, 2001No. A00A2382PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Barnes, Judge.

A jury found Kenneth Earl Swanson guilty of three counts of homicide by vehicle, three counts of feticide by vehicle, and two counts of driving under, the influence. Swanson appeals, contending the trial court erred by (1) denying his motion to suppress the results of a blood test; (2) denying his motion to quash two counts of the indictment; (3) denying his plea in abatement and motion to quash challenging the array of the grand jury that indicted him; and (4) improperly restricting his counsel’s closing argument. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. Swanson contends the…

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2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Arizona v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Perano v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  3. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. Walker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  5. Kirkland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. McDonaldCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2002
  2. Doyal v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  3. State v. BrawnerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Shoemake v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. State v. McNeilCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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