Legal Opinion

Mason v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 22, 1985No. 71420PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Banke, Chief Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol.

On the evening of February 19, 1984, a Chevrolet Camaro automobile owned and occupied by the defendant left a roadway in Gwinnett County and overturned. Two other persons were in the car at the time, Allen Franklin Hanson and Tommy Ray Porter. There do not appear to have been any other eyewitnesses to the accident.

Officer Voltner of the Gwinnett County Police Department testified that he arrived on the scene soon after the accident occurred and observed six or seven bystanders gathered near…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  3. Timberlake v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  4. Shy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Perano v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Metheny v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  3. Clapsaddle v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  4. Fore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  5. Shavers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

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