Legal Opinion
McCOY v. THE STATE
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 11, 2017No. A17A0534PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Presiding Judge.
Following a bench trial, the State Court of Henry County found Latisha McCoy guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of driving under the influence of marijuana to the extent that it was less safe to drive, OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (2). McCoy appeals, contending that the trial court erred in denying her motion to suppress evidence seized during an allegedly unconstitutional roadblock. For the reasons explained below, we affirm.
When a criminal defendant moves to suppress evidence on the basis that it was obtained as a result of an illegal warrantless search, “the burden of…
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- LaFontaine v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
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