Legal Opinion
State v. Newsom
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided August 13, 2024No. S24A0749PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
319 Ga. 607
FINAL COPY S24A0749. THE STATE v. NEWSOM. BOGGS, Chief Justice. A Georgia State Patrol trooper observed Christopher James Newsom complete an illegal left turn into the right lane of Georgia Highway 61 southbound and pulled Newsom over. The trial court ruled that OCGA § 40-6-120 (2) (B), the statute the trooper observed Newsom violate, is unconstitutionally vague as applied to Newsom under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and dismissed an accusation filed against Newsom arising out of the traffic stop. On appeal, the State…
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