Legal Opinion

Oldfield v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 7, 2008No. A08A0053Published

1Opinion of the Court

Barnes, Chief Judge.

After a bench trial, James Brandon Oldfield was convicted of possessing cocaine and a drug-related object. Oldfield appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

On appeal from the denial of a motion to suppress, we construe the evidence “ ‘most favorably to uphold[ing] the findings and judgment of the trial court.’ ” (Citation omitted.) Mauge v. State, 279 Ga. App. 36 (630 SE2d 174) (2006). We review de novo the application of law to undisputed facts, but the trial court’s factual determinations will not…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Somesso v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  2. Mauge v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. Dimick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  4. Glenn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. Cole v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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