Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 30, 2013No. A13A0035PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Presiding Judge.

Mark Mitchell filed this interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of a police roadblock, asserting that the roadblock was unlawful because it was not implemented for a legitimate primary purpose. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court’s ruling.

“On reviewing a trial court’s ruling on a motion to suppress, evidence is construed most favorably to uphold the findings and judgment and the trial court’s findings on disputed facts and credibility must be accepted unless clearly erroneous.”1…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Ferguson v. City of CharlestonSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  2. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  3. LaFontaine v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Owens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  5. State v. DymondCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Parker v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 2013

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