Legal Opinion

Britt v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 3, 2008No. A08A1460PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

In this interlocutory appeal, Phillip Adrian Britt challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized from his car during what Britt claims was an unconstitutional police roadblock. Britt further asserts that, even if the roadblock was legal, the search of his car was not. Discerning no error, we affirm.

In considering an appeal from denial of a motion to suppress, this Court construes the evidence in favor of the trial court’s ruling, and we review de novo the trial court’s application of the law to undisputed facts. Additionally, we must defer to the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Tate v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  2. LaFontaine v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  3. Salmeron v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  4. Baker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Wrigley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Phillips v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  2. Owens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  3. Jacobs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  4. Baker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Rappley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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