Legal Opinion

Sutton v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 14, 2009No. A09A0743PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Chief Judge.

A DeKalb County jury convicted David A. Sutton of one count of driving under the influence of alcohol to the extent he was a less safe driver (OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (1)) and one count of failing to use a safety belt in a passenger vehicle (OCGA § 40-8-76.1 (b)). Sutton appeals from the judgment of conviction, arguing, by his three enumerations of error, that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress because the roadblock where he was stopped lacked a valid primary purpose and the stop of his vehicle therefore constituted an unlawful seizure. Discerning no…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. City of Indianapolis v. EdmondSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Kellogg v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  3. Gamble v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  4. Gonzalez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  5. State v. MorganCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. ConnerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  2. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  3. Mark Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  4. State v. Jason ConnerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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