Legal Opinion

Yingst v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 31, 2007No. A07A1381PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

James Yingst was found guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol (“DUI”). On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in finding that the roadblock at which he was stopped was constitutional and in denying his motion to suppress. Finding no error, we affirm.

In an appeal from the denial of a motion to suppress, we conduct a de novo review of the trial court’s application of the law to the facts. If, however, “the outcome of a motion to suppress depends on the credibility of the witnesses or on disputed facts, and the trial court has not committed an error of law, the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  2. Baker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. Slayton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  4. Bennett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. Gamble v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Kellogg v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  2. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  3. Hite v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  4. Mark Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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