Legal Opinion

Poss v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 23, 1983No. 65436PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

Appellant appeals from his conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol.

1. Appellant first enumerates as error the trial court’s ruling that the police officers of the City of Cumming had jurisdiction to arrest him. The court’s ruling in this regard was initially made at a pre-trial motion hearing and then reiterated at trial through the denial of appellant’s motion for directed verdict. Appellant bases his contention regarding jurisdiction on the fact that the officers stopped and arrested him outside of the city limits of Cumming.

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Pinion v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
  2. Elam v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  3. City of Winterville v. StricklandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  4. Martasin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Loar v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. State v. KornahrensSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1986
  2. Glover v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1991
  3. State v. AyoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
  4. McLarty v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  5. Page v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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