Legal Opinion

Holmes v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 30, 1996No. A96A1352PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Beasley, Chief Judge.

Holmes was convicted on one count of possession of cocaine, OCGA § 16-13-30 (a), and found to be a recidivist, OCGA § 17-10-7. In his sole enumeration of error, he contends the court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence gained through an illegal search.

We review the trial court’s ruling on a motion to suppress by construing the evidence “most favorably to uphold the findings and judg ment[;] and the trial court’s findings on disputed facts and credibility must be accepted unless clearly erroneous. [Cit.]” Burse v. State, 209 Ga. App. 276 (433 SE2d 386) (1993).…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Beck v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  2. Burse v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  3. Sams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  4. Copeland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Hughes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  2. Brantley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Lambright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Landers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. Gonzalez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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