Legal Opinion

Sprauve v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 19, 1997No. A97A0895PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Deron Sprauve was convicted of trafficking in cocaine. On appeal he argues the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress, asserting three enumerations of error.

The evidence shows that defendant was stopped by Drug Enforcement Administration agents at Hartsfield International Airport after they received information from a St. Thomas agent that the defendant appeared to have suspicious bulges around his ankles and that his walk was unusual. The local agents were waiting for defendant when he debarked and observed his walk to the luggage carousel. The…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Florida v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Roundtree v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  5. Daugherty v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Cole v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  2. State v. RoccoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. State v. BibbinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. State v. DukesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. in the Interest of M. J. H.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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