Legal Opinion
State v. Mussman
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 13, 2011No. S10G1743PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELTON, Justice.
In Mussman v. State, 304 Ga. App. 808 (697 SE2d 902) (2010), the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s denial of Aron Mussman’s motion to suppress evidence or dismiss the indictment against him for vehicular homicide. In reaching its decision, the Court of Appeals found that the State had acted in bad faith and committed a due process violation by failing to preserve constitutionally material evidence, and found that the State had violated OCGA § 17-5-56 (a), which reads:
Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 17-5-55, on or after May 27, 2003, governmental entities…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Manville v. HamptonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
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