Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 23, 2009No. A09A0836PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

Shawn Williams was charged with vehicular homicide, reckless driving, driving while under the influence of a drug, following too closely, and serious injury by vehicle. He moved to suppress results of a blood test that police obtained from him without first informing him of his implied consent rights. The trial court denied his motion, but certified the order for immediate review. We granted Williams’ application for interlocutory review. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

In reviewing a trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress, this Court defers to the trial…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strong v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  2. State v. LevinerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  3. Allen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  4. Petty v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  5. State v. CollierSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005

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3Cited by15 opinions

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  5. McAllister v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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