Legal Opinion

Christopher v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 22, 1991No. A91A0962PublishedCited by 9 opinions

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

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. GoldenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  3. Mims v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  4. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  5. State v. PayneMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. LaFontaine v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  2. People v. BanksCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
  3. State v. StearnsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Weeks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  5. Boyce v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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