Legal Opinion

Sudduth v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 21, 2007No. A07A1833PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Adams, Judge.

Lora Kimberly Sudduth was convicted following a bench trial of possession of methamphetamine. On appeal, she contends that the trial court erred in denying her motion to suppress. We agree and reverse.

The record and hearing transcript 1 show the following pertinent facts: Officer Topor of the Gwinnett County Police Department testified that he stopped Sudduth for speeding after he observed her going approximately 65 miles an hour in an area where the posted speed limit was 45 miles an hour. He also noticed that the vehicle did not have a tag as she drove past him. He asked…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Patman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  2. Foster v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  3. Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. State v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  5. State v. PritchettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Ware v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. Santos v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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