Legal Opinion

State v. Poppell

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 16, 2004No. S03A1501PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hunstein, Justice.

The State indicted Gary Christopher Poppell on charges of felony murder and misuse of a firearm while hunting arising out of the shooting death of Frank Henry Parker. The trial court suppressed the results of Poppell’s blood tests and the State appeals. OCGA § 5-7-1 (a) (4). Finding no error, we affirm the trial court’s ruling.

1. Contrary to the State’s contention, our review of Poppell’s motion reveals that it was not fatally defective under OCGA § 17-5-30 (b) for failing to set forth sufficient facts. See generally Stanley v. State, 206 Ga. App. 125 (1) (424 SE2d 90)…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Woodruff v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Cooper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  5. Rogers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Daniel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  2. Coney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. State v. StephensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  4. Durham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  5. Hernandez-Espino v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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