Legal Opinion

Harris v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 6, 1999No. A99A1583PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Richard David Harris was convicted after a bench trial of trafficking in cocaine. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the cocaine evidence seized from him during a traffic stop. We affirm.

In our review of the trial court’s order denying Harris’ motion to suppress, we construe the evidence most favorably to uphold the court’s ruling. Mao v. State, 222 Ga. App. 482, 483 (474 SE2d 679) (1996). It is the trial court’s duty to resolve conflicts in the evidence, and its findings of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Minnesota v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Gamble v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Padron v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  2. Henderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. McNair v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. Holmes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Espinoza v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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