Legal Opinion
Georgia Department of Public Safety v. Davis
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 27, 2009No. S08G0722PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
State Trooper David Phillips was traveling behind a pickup truck driven by Pamela Davis, who is a rural mail carrier, when he *204began running radar on vehicles that were approaching him in the other lane. Phillips was using Ms. Davis’ truck as a cover in a technique known as blocking. Ms. Davis stopped her truck, which had a flashing strobe light on top, signaled a left turn, and waited for traffic to clear. Once Phillips realized that Ms. Davis had stopped, he braked as hard as possible, but was unable to avoid a collision with her truck.
Ms. Davis and her husband Scott Davis…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. TerrellTexas Supreme Court · 1979
- Beckley v. CrabtreeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1993
- Smith v. BurdetteWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2002
- Georgia Forestry Commission v. CanadySupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
- Department of Public Safety v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
3Cited by11 opinions
- James v. Georgia Department of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
- Rahmaan v. DeKalb CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
- Department of Public Safety v. Johnson.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
- LOEHLE Et Al. v. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY Et Al.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
- Carol Grant v. Georgia Forestry CommissionCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
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