Legal Opinion
State v. Morgan
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 9, 2004No. A04A0703PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Judge.
The State appeals the trial court’s order granting Garie Garfield Morgan’s motion to suppress in this case in which Morgan was charged with trafficking marijuana. The trial court found that the roadblock at which Morgan was stopped was not approved by a supervisor for the date and time that it actually occurred.
Sergeant Kirk Hartwell of the Interstate Criminal Enforcement Unit (ICE), whose function, according to Hartwell, is to “look[] for any criminal activity on 1-16,” testified about the decision to implement the roadblock. Although he stated that he holds a supervisory…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- City of Indianapolis v. EdmondSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Ferguson v. City of CharlestonSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- LaFontaine v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Hardin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Perdue v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
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