Legal Opinion
Ward v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 30, 1976No. 51717PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
The appellant concedes, under Howe v. State, 132 Ga. App. 840 (209 SE2d 258) that the patrol officers had a right to turn their car around, follow, and stop a vehicle which appeared to be erratically driven to ascertain whether the driver was intoxicated. It was also conceded that, the windows rolled down and a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle, they had a further right to detain the driver and to offer him an intoximeter test. The motion to suppress evidence is directed at seizure of a bag of marijuana and other items in the car. ("The passenger on the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Cook v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Cunningham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Howe v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
3Cited by5 opinions
- Hill v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Buday v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Ralph Hill v. Georgia Power Company United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local No. 144 Afl-Cio and Superior Electric Company, Walter Wadley v. Georgia Power Company Construction Production & Maintenance Workers, Local No. 1210, Afl-Cio and Superior Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Hatcher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Hatcher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977