Legal Opinion

State v. Tollefson

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 28, 2003No. A02A2125PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Presiding Judge.

A grand jury indicted Leif Alf Tollefson for interfering with government property, falsely reporting a crime, and two counts each of obstructing an officer and making false statements and writings. Tollefson subsequently moved to suppress the evidence gathered by police. Following a hearing, the trial court granted Tollefson’s motion, and the State appeals. For reasons that follow, we affirm,

1. The evidence presented at the suppression hearing was uncontroverted and raised no questions regarding witness credibility. Accordingly, we “conduct a de novo review of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. FolkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  2. Hughes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  3. Edgell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. State v. NewtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. Kazeem v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Chapman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. Stadnisky v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  4. Hendrix v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. Esposito v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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