Legal Opinion
Stafford v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 17, 2008No. S08G0511PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Melton, Justice.
After being detained for parking in the middle of a residential street, Jeffery Stafford was arrested for a violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act after crack cocaine was discovered in his vehicle. Prior to trial, Stafford filed a motion to suppress the cocaine, arguing that the stop was invalid because no crime had been committed pursuant to OCGA § 40-6-202. The trial court granted Stafford’s motion to suppress, but, in State v. Stafford, 288 Ga. App. 309 (653 SE2d 750) (2007), the Court of Appeals reversed, finding that the stop was proper because “the officer…
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- State v. StaffordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
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