Legal Opinion

Leavell v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 19, 2015No. A14A1679PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MCFADDEN, Judge.

After a jury trial, Shannon Leavell was convicted of driving under the influence of a drug to the extent it made it less safe for her to drive (OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (2)) and failure to maintain lane (OCGA § 40-6-48). She argues on appeal that the trial court erred in denying her request for transcripts, free of cost, of her trial and a hearing on her motion to suppress; in denying her motion to suppress; and in giving a certain jury instruction. Because we cannot discern from the record whether or not the trial court found Leavell to be indigent —• a finding dispositive of her…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  2. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  3. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Coleman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Roberson v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016

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