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Gates v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 19, 2023No. S23A1158PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

317 Ga. 889

FINAL COPY S23A1158. GATES v. THE STATE. MCMILLIAN, Justice. After Joseph Robert Gates was involved in a serious automobile accident with another driver and entered a hospital for treatment, law enforcement used an ex parte court order to access his medical records and relied on them to arrest him. Gates was indicted on several charges, including driving under the influence per se. He then filed a motion to suppress his medical records, which the trial court denied. Gates now appeals from that denial, arguing that by obtaining his medical records via an ex parte court order,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Pavesich v. New England Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  2. Hughes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  3. King v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  4. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  5. Bowling v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Ankur Vij v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2025
  2. Julian R. Baughcum, Jr v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2026
  3. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025

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