Legal Opinion
Faulkner v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 21, 2006No. A05A2196PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bernes, Judge.
Following the denial of his motion to suppress, Christopher Grant Faulkner was found guilty in a bench trial of driving under the influence of alcohol (“DUI”) and violating the open container law. In this appeal, Faulkner contends that the stop of his vehicle and his arrest for DUI were unlawful. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
When reviewing a trial court’s order denying a motion to suppress, we must construe the evidence in the light most favorable to upholding the trial court’s findings and judgment. Lamb v. State, 269 Ga. App. 335 (604 SE2d 207) (2004). In…
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- Shorter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
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