Legal Opinion

State v. Bowen

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 4, 2001No. S00G1875PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Justice.

Reed Stephen Bowen was charged with operating a boat while having an alcohol concentration of 0.10 or more grams (BUI), in violation of OCGA § 52-7-12 (a) (4). The trial court granted Bowen’s motion to suppress the results of a breath test on the ground that the Department of Natural Resources ranger who administered the test did not possess a valid permit as required under OCGA § 52-7-12 (c) (1). The ruling was predicated on the failure of the Forensic Sciences Division of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (the division) to publish its rules for granting permits for the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ryan v. Commissioners of Chatham CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
  2. Love v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  3. Department of Education v. KitchensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  4. State v. CorriherCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. State v. BowenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. U.S. Bank National Ass'n v. GordonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  2. GEORGIA EMISSION TESTING CO. v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  3. Massey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  4. US BANK NAT. ASS'N v. GordonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  5. Jonathan Massey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015

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