Legal Opinion
State v. Menezes
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 3, 2007No. A07A0768PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
Roberto Menezes stands accused in the Superior Court of Cobb County of possession of cocaine, OCGA §§ 16-13-26 (1) (D); 16-13-30 (a). Menezes moved to exclude evidence seized as a result of a search of the car in which he had been a passenger. After concluding that the State failed to meet its burden of proof regarding the driver’s consent to search the vehicle, the trial court granted the motion. The State appeals pursuant to OCGA § 5-7-1 (a) (4). For the following reasons, we reverse the trial court’s ruling.
Because the trial court sits as the trier of fact when ruling on a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Schofield v. HolseySupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
- Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
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