Legal Opinion
Owens v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 10, 2011No. A10A1948PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Chief Judge.
On August 15, 2008, officers with the Georgia State Patrol stopped Virgil Owens at a roadblock and arrested him for driving under the influence of alcohol (“DUI”). Following a bench trial, Owens was convicted of DUI, based upon a violation of OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (5) (per se). On appeal, Owens claims that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained at the roadblock. He also argues that the officers lacked probable cause to arrest him for DUI. Finding no merit to Owens’ arguments, we affirm.
1. Owens contends that the trial court erred in…
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