Legal Opinion

Lancaster v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 21, 2003No. A03A0502PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Barnes, Judge.

Following a bench trial on stipulated facts, Dustin Blake Lancaster appeals his convictions for trafficking in cocaine and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. In three enumerations of error, Lancaster argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the evidence seized during a traffic stop. For the following reasons, we reject Lancaster’s arguments and affirm.

When reviewing a trial court’s decision on a motion to suppress, this court’s responsibility is to ensure that there was a substantial basis for the decision. The evidence is construed…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Tarwid v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  2. State v. BlairCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  3. Jordan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  4. State v. HammangCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. McDaniel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Rucker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  2. The State v. CartwrightCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  3. White v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  4. Claretha Ross v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015

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