Legal Opinion

Weeks v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 23, 1992No. A92A1551PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Cooper, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of possession of marijuana. In his sole enumeration of error, appellant contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress contraband seized from his vehicle because the State failed to prove that the police roadblock in which he was stopped was reasonable and that he consented to the search of his vehicle.

The transcript of the hearing on the motion to suppress shows that the roadblock was authorized by a Major Bass of the Cherokee Sheriff’s Department but was executed by other department personnel; that the area was well lit; that the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. GoldenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  2. Mims v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  3. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  4. State v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. Christopher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  2. Corley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  3. Lindsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Boyce v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  5. Heimlich v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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