Legal Opinion

Burrell v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 6, 1997No. A97A0536PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

Appellant Kini Tollison Burrell appeals his March 1995 conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol (“DUI”), in violation of OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (1), and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, in violation of OCGA § 40-6-74.

At approximately 9:30 p.m. on December 12, 1994, Sergeant Chris Butler of the Clayton County Police Department stopped his patrol car at a red traffic light on Highway 138 and Jonesboro Road in Jonesboro, Clayton County. At the time, Sergeant Butler was *265responding to a non-emergency call; his blue lights and siren were not activated. Stopped in…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Grant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. Clay v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  4. Epps v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  5. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Peoples v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  2. Collins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Peoples v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014

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