Legal Opinion
West v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 23, 2009No. A09A2069PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.
On October 5, 2005, an officer with the Cordele Police Department effected a traffic stop on Scottie West because his car had two burned out brake lights. While speaking with West, the officer noticed the odor of alcohol emanating from West and that West had watery eyes. The officer also noticed a can of beer in the center console, a nearly empty bottle of liquor on the seat, and a small child sleeping in the back seat. The officer asked West if he had been drinking, and West responded that he had.
West performed a series of field sobriety tests, each of which he…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Matthews v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
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- Caldwell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Prather v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Trotter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
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