Legal Opinion

Sims v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 27, 2009No. A09A0895PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

Following a bench trial, Emily Dianne Sims was convicted of driving under the influence and of possessing an open container of an alcoholic beverage. She contends on appeal that the court erred in denying her motion to suppress evidence seized as the result of a traffic stop. Finding no merit in this claim, we affirm.

On appeal from the denial of a motion to suppress, “where the evidence is uncontroverted and no question regarding the credibility of witnesses is presented, the trial court’s application of the law to undisputed facts is subject to de novo appellate review.”

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Vansant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  2. VonLinsowe v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  3. State v. GomezCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. Faulkner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  5. Darden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. Christopher Dakota PerryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
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