Hilbun v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
MlKELL, Chief Judge.
This Court granted Amber Hilbun’s application for interlocutory appeal to determine whether the trial court correctly denied her motion to suppress by concluding that the officer had a reasonable, articulable suspicion for detaining her. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
At a hearing on a motion to suppress, the trial judge sits as the trier of fact. And Georgia law has long held that the trier of fact may believe or disbelieve all or any part of the testimony of any witness. Thus, on appellate review of a trial court’s order on a motion to suppress evidence, we…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Fritzius v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- State v. CauseyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- Holmes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
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