Legal Opinion

Carter v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 23, 2009No. A09A0189PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

Following a bench trial, Steve Carter was found guilty of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Carter appeals, alleging the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress and in admitting the crime lab test results. We find no error and affirm Carter’s conviction.

1. Carter contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress because he was illegally seized at the scene, and the contraband was recovered after the illegal seizure took place. However, for the reasons discussed below, we find that the trial court properly denied Carter’s…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Welchel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  2. Brewer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  3. Dunn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  4. Pace v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  5. Alex v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  2. Carolina v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  3. State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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