Legal Opinion

Brisendine v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 16, 1973No. 48666PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hall, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals with a certificate from an order overruling his motion to suppress evidence. At the hearing the testimony of the officers was that they observed defendant’s car weaving dangerously while traveling down the highway; the officers stopped the vehicle and observed that when the defendant stepped from the car he appeared intoxicated (unsteady on his feet and his pupils were dilated); he was arrested for driving under the influence and driving without a license; while frisking the defendant for weapons, the officers observed a plastic bag of marijuana hanging…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. West v. WestSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
  4. Simmons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
  5. Simmons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. State v. SwiftSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  2. Sewell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  3. State v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  4. Walker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  5. Robinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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