Legal Opinion

Morgan v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 24, 1986No. 73180PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Judge.

Morgan appeals from his conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol. In his sole enumeration of error appellant contends the trial court erred by allowing hearsay evidence of statements made by Cindy Aiola, a passenger in appellant’s car at the time of his arrest.

Police officers were dispatched to an address in Smyrna, Georgia, between 1:00 and 2:00 a.m., November 7, 1984, to investigate a report of a suspicious car in the area. As they approached the address given to them they observed a car driven by appellant attempting to enter a driveway. Appellant drove the car…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Cargile v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  3. Truman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Groom v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  3. Coghlan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  4. Barton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  5. Yarber v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016

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