Legal Opinion

The State v. Nicholson

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 27, 2017No. A17A0470PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMillian, Judge.

The State appeals the trial court’s order granting Kevin Thomas Nicholson’s motion to suppress the results of a state-administered chemical blood test, arguing that the trial court erred in concluding that Nicholson did not voluntarily consent to the test. For the reasons that follow, we agree and reverse.

“On appeal from a ruling on a motion to suppress, we defer to the trial court’s factual findings and credibility determinations, but review de novo the court’s application of the law to the undisputed facts.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) State v. Depol, 336 Ga. App.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  2. Kendrick v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  3. The State v. DepolCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  4. The State v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  5. McKIBBEN v. THE STATECourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017

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3Cited by2 opinions

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