Legal Opinion
LaFontaine v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 16, 1998No. S97A1814Published
1Opinion of the Court
497 S.E.2d 367 (1998)
269 Ga. 251
LaFONTAINE
v.
The STATE
No. S97A1814.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
March 16, 1998.
Reconsideration Denied April 1, 1998.
William C. Head, Atlanta, for Stephen M. LaFontaine.
Alice Benton Kamerschen, Asst. Solicitor, Leslie Case Abernathy, Solicitor General, Cumming, for the State.
HUNSTEIN, Justice.
Stephen LaFontaine was convicted of violating OCGA § 40-6-391(a)(5), the per se offense of operating a moving vehicle while having an unlawful blood alcohol level. On appeal, LaFontaine claims the roadblock which led to his arrest violated the Fourth Amendment to the United…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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