Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 25, 2003No. A02A2334PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Chief Judge.

Hameed Adil Jones was convicted on charges of cocaine possession and improper lane change. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress. Because the trial court was authorized to conclude that Jones was not illegally detained during his traffic stop, and also because the investigating officer had rea sonable, articulable reasons for suspecting criminal activity when he briefly detained Jones, we affirm.

On appeal from a denial of a motion to suppress, we construe the evidence in favor of the trial court’s ruling, and the trial court’s…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  2. Quinn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  3. In the Interest of J. L. G.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  4. Montero v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. Rogers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Fitz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  3. Rowe v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  4. Byers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. Nash v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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