Legal Opinion
Vansant v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 31, 1994No. S93G1407PublishedCited by 445 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Presiding Justice.
Petitioner Vansant was charged with one count of driving under the influence of alcohol. His motion to suppress all evidence obtained subsequent to the stop of his vehicle was granted orally by the trial court just before trial. Although the State immediately filed a notice of appeal pursuant to OCGA § 5-7-1 (4), the trial court directed the prosecutor to proceed to trial and, upon the State’s refusal to do so, entered a directed verdict of acquittal. The Court of Appeals reversed (State v. Vansant, 208 Ga. App. 772 (431 SE2d 708) (1993)), and we granted certiorari.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
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