Legal Opinion
Powers v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 16, 2003No. A03A0036PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
A Putnam County jury convicted James David Powers of possession of methamphetamine and marijuana, OCGA § 16-13-30; obstruction of a police officer, OCGA § 16-10-24; and operation of an unregistered vehicle, OCGA § 40-2-8. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, claiming that the trial court erred when it denied his motion to suppress the evidence gathered during a traffic stop pursuant to a roadblock and during a subsequent search of his home. Finding no error, we affirm.
The standard of review for each of Powers’ four enumerated errors is the same. “A trial…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- City of Indianapolis v. EdmondSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- State v. StephensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- LaFontaine v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
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3Cited by16 opinions
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