Legal Opinion

Bryant v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 20, 2014No. A13A2320PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McFADDEN, Judge.

Cedric Demetrius Bryant was convicted of cocaine trafficking and obstructing an officer. He appeals the denial of his motion to suppress evidence, arguing that a police officer unlawfully detained him after an initial traffic stop had ended. We find that Bryant waived *386this argument by failing to raise it below. Even if Bryant had not waived this argument, the evidence supports the conclusion that the officer was still in the process of writing a warning citation when the driver consented to a search of the car. For these reasons, we affirm the trial court’s denial of Bryant’s…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Illinois v. CaballesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. Salmeron v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  3. Bryant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
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  5. Gonzales v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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