Christopher v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Presiding Judge.
After a bench trial, appellant was found guilty of driving under the influence and of underage possession of alcohol. He appeals from the judgments of conviction and sentences entered by the trial court on its findings of guilt.
1. Appellant enumerates as error the denial of his motion to suppress.
It is immaterial that there may have been no articulable suspicion or probable cause to stop the vehicle that appellant was operating, because appellant was stopped at a sobriety checkpoint. [T]he Supreme Court [has] specifically indicated . . . that roadblocks [can] be…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. GoldenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Mims v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- State v. PayneMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
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- Boyce v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
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