Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 2, 2009No. A09A0746PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bernes, Judge.
Following a stipulated bench trial, Kathy Green Johnson appeals her DUI conviction. Johnson argues that the trial court erred by denying her motion to suppress evidence allegedly obtained as the result of an unlawful detention. We find no error and affirm.
On appeal from the denial of a motion to suppress, we defer to the trial court’s findings of disputed facts but review de novo the court’s application of the law to the undisputed facts. Williams v. State, 297 Ga. App. 626 (677 SE2d 773) (2009). See Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979). To the…
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