Legal Opinion · Dissent

Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 8, 1981No. 37205Published

1DissentSmith, Justice

Appellant was indicted for 1) operating a motor vehicle after having been declared an habitual violator 2) possession of marijuana and 3) improper turn. The instant case turns upon whether appellant indeed made an improper turn, for the state’s seizure of physical evidence from appellant’s automobile is based thereon. See Delaware v. Prouse, 440 U. S. 648 (99 SC 1391, 59 LE2d 660) (1979). The trial court grantee? appellant’s motion to suppress, stating: “The vehicle in question had not violated any state law. He was driving by law in the righthand lane.” Aided by its own artistic rendering of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Woodruff v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. State v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  4. Strickland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. State v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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