Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 6, 2009No. A09A1141PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Chief Judge.
Following a bench trial, Joshua James Johnson was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, per se (OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (5)). On appeal from his DUI conviction, Johnson contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress because he was unlawfully seized by a police officer who ordered him to leave his home. For the reasons set forth below, we find that Johnson was not unlawfully seized and affirm.
In considering an appeal from a denial of a motion to suppress, this Court construes the evidence in favor of the trial court’s ruling, and we review…
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