Legal Opinion

Stevenson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 13, 1995No. S94A1174PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sears, Justice.

On October 10, 1992, Christian Stevenson was involved in an au*893tomobile accident in which a pedestrian who ran out in front of Stevenson’s car was seriously injured. The police detective who investigated the accident informed Stevenson at the scene that under Georgia law any person involved in a traffic accident resulting in serious injuries is considered to have given consent to a chemical test for the presence of alcohol or drugs, OCGA § 40-5-55. Stevenson responded that he had not drunk any alcohol or taken any drugs, but that he had been to a party where others had been…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lattarulo v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Lester v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  3. Cunningham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  4. Webb v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Cooper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  2. Love v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  3. Kevinezz v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  4. State v. HammondsCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1998
  5. Bennett v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003

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