Legal Opinion

Cook v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 18, 1986No. 73147PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Ronnie Cook was convicted in Whitfield County of driving under the influence, disregarding a stop sign, attempting to elude and being an habitual violator. The testimony of the state trooper who arrested Cook showed he was on patrol and was “working a wreck” at 1:08 a.m. when he saw appellant’s vehicle go through a stop sign at 10-15 mph. He embarked, turned on his blue light, activated all the lights on his vehicle, turned on his siren, and pursued appellant’s Ford Pinto vehicle for a distance of three-fourths of a mile or a mile, with both cars traveling 25 to 35…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Kirkland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  3. Phillips v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  2. Reynolds v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  3. English v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. Golden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. Ray v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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