State v. Nolen
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
The State directly appeals from the trial court’s order granting Deforest Nolen’s motion in limine to suppress the results from a chemical sobriety test on the grounds that the officer did not read verbatim the implied consent notice mandated by OCGA § 40-5-67.1. For reasons which follow, we reverse.
The record shows that Nolen was stopped by a DeKalb County police officer on October 12, 1997, for failing to maintain his vehicle in its lane of travel. After arresting Nolen for driving under the influence, the officer read the implied consent warning found in OCGA § 40-5-67.1 (b).…
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