Legal Opinion

Porter v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 3, 2003No. A03A1688PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

A Douglas County jury found Willie Carl Porter guilty of two counts of theft by receiving, seven counts of burglary, and one count of felony obstruction of an officer. On appeal, Porter claims the trial court erred in failing to grant his motions to suppress (1) evidence resulting from the initial stop and subsequent search of a red Jeep Cherokee he was driving on January 6, 2000, (2) evidence seized in the execution of a search warrant for the residence of Talitha Desiree Leever, and (3) his in-custody statement to Investigator James Harrell. Porter also claims the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Burgeson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  4. State v. AlvaradoSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
  5. Cooper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  3. Standfill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
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  5. Smithson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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