Legal Opinion

Harmon v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 27, 2001No. A02A0463PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

A Spalding County jury found Mary Lou Harmon guilty of DUI — less safe driver, which charge arose after Harmon rear-ended a car which was stopped at a red light at the corner of Hill and Taylor Streets in Griffin. Harmon appeals, claiming that (1) the results of a horizontal gaze nystagmus (“HGN”) test should have been suppressed since she was in custody without benefit of Miranda 1 warnings at the time of the test’s administration; and (2) the trial court erred in refusing to charge the jury on the presumption of innocence that arises when chemical test results show a blood…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Michigan v. ChesternutSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Price v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. State v. O'DONNELLCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. State v. KirbabasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. State v. DixonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. Loden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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