Legal Opinion

State v. Burns

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 25, 1999No. A99A0285PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

Michael Burns was charged with trafficking in cocaine and possession of marijuana after a traffic stop resulted in the discovery of contraband. The trial court granted Burns’s motion to suppress evidence resulting from the stop, and the State appeals. We affirm.

In reviewing a motion to suppress, the evidence is construed most favorably to uphold the trial court’s findings and judgment, and the court’s findings on disputed facts and credibility will be adopted unless they are clearly erroneous. Redd v. State, 229 Ga. App. 364, 365 (494 SE2d 31) (1997). However, where the evidence…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Vansant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  4. Thomason v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  5. Redd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  2. Byers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. McCray v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. Allen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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