Legal Opinion
State v. Stearns
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 4, 1999No. A99A1750PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
Police set up a roadblock north of a cluster of nightclubs and bars as they were closing. Only vehicles driving north were stopped. Stearns was charged with DUI as a result of evidence obtained by police after he was detained. Because only vehicles proceeding in one direction were stopped, the trial court determined that the roadblock was unconstitutional and granted Stearns’s motion to suppress. The trial court’s decision turns on a misapplication of law to undisputed facts. Therefore, we reverse.
DeKalb County police officers established the roadblock near the Cherokee Plaza…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Michigan Department of State Police v. SitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Vansant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- State v. GoldenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- LaFontaine v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
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