Legal Opinion

State v. Simmons

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 19, 2004No. A04A1671PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

In this case, the State of Georgia appeals from the grant of defendant David Simmons’s motion to suppress blood alcohol test results in the State Court of Fulton County. The State contends that the trial court erred in granting Simmons’s motion. The trial court found that a defendant under arrest for driving under the influence *302(“DUI”), as here, may withdraw his or her consent to a State-administered blood test at any time before the blood sample has been analyzed, in this case 11 days thereafter. We disagree and reverse.

In reviewing a motion to suppress, we construe the…

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. City of Jesup v. BennettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
  2. Cooper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  3. Department of Public Safety v. SeayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Early v. EarlySupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  5. Furcal-Peguero v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  4. State v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
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