Legal Opinion
Garmon v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 15, 1999No. S99G0564PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals to consider its determination in Garmon v. State, 235 Ga. App. 671 (510 SE2d 350) (1998), upholding the trial court’s denial of Garmon’s motion to suppress evidence used to convict him of trafficking in methamphetamine. Garmon asserted that police obtained the evidence following the illegal stop of his vehicle, resulting in his arrest without probable cause. Focusing on Michigan v. Summers, 452 U. S. 692 (101 SC 2587, 69 LE2d 340) (1981), a plurality of the Court of Appeals concluded that the stop and subsequent search were…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Michigan v. SummersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
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3Cited by28 opinions
- State v. MallardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
- State v. HopperCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
- Garrett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Baker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
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