Legal Opinion

Sweat v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 21, 1984No. 69278; 69279PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Violation of the Controlled Substances Act. On March 14, 1984, a state trooper was driving his patrol vehicle in a southerly direction toward Waycross, south of Alma. As he was proceeding south, a car pulled left from the northbound lane into the trooper’s lane, apparently intending to pass another northbound vehicle. The trooper was required to leave the road on the west shoulder in order to allow the speeding car to pass without a collision. He observed three persons in the car with the driver whom he subsequently identified as the appellant Floyd. The trooper…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Castillo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  2. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Allen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  4. Allen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  5. Hale v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Akins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  2. Childs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  3. Burdette v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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