Legal Opinion

Rowland v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 12, 2010No. A09A2348Published

1Opinion of the Court

DOYLE, Judge.

Tiffany Rowland was convicted of possession of cocaine 1 following a bench trial. She appeals from the trial court’s order denying her motion to suppress. We affirm, for reasons that follow.

When reviewing a trial court’s decision on a motion to suppress, this court’s responsibility is to ensure that there was a substantial basis for the decision. The evidence is construed most favorably to uphold the findings and judg ment, and the trial court’s findings on disputed facts and credibility are adopted unless they are clearly erroneous. Further, since the trial court sits as the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Phillips v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  2. Mulling v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. Duvall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. State v. TravitzCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  5. Waggoner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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