Legal Opinion
Oswell v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 5, 1986No. 72848PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
The appellant, George Oswell, was convicted for possessing marijuana in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in not suppressing the evidence seized during a search of his automobile.
On September 11, 1985, Oswell was observed by City of Atlanta police officer J. A. Veerkamp driving down Howell Mill Road. Having recently stopped Oswell for another reason, Veerkamp knew that Os-well’s driver’s license was suspended, and he proceeded to stop Os-well’s vehicle and arrest him for driving with a suspended license…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Gulf Paving Co. v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1919
- State v. HopkinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Strobhert v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Cox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- State v. KirbabasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
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- State v. KingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- State v. TinsleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
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