Legal Opinion

Lucas v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 22, 2007No. A07A0260PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MlKELL, Judge.

After a bench trial, Anthony Bernard Lucas was convicted of possession of cocaine and sentenced to serve five years, two in prison and the remaining three on probation. On appeal, Lucas argues that his conviction must be reversed because the trial court erroneously denied his motion to suppress. We disagree and affirm.

While the trial court’s findings as to disputed facts in a ruling on a motion to suppress will be reviewed to determine whether the ruling was clearly erroneous, where the evidence is uncontroverted and no question regarding the credibility of witnesses is…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Vansant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  2. Harvey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  3. Black v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  4. LaRue v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  5. Callaway v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. In the Interest of D. H.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  2. State v. FisherCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. State v. HammondCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  4. Keller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. Holmes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013

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