Legal Opinion
State v. Armstrong
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 28, 1996No. A96A1510PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Chief Judge.
The trial court granted the motion to suppress evidence in favor of Armstrong and dismissed all charges, and the State appeals.
Officer Fouchia was working an off-duty job in uniform and in a marked police car in the parking lot of a shopping center on Christmas Eve. He heard tires squealing and saw white smoke coming from the rear tires of a pickup truck which bounced as it made a turn in the parking lot. Pedestrian and vehicular traffic were both heavy. The officer observed people walking near the truck and recognized the driver’s manner of driving as dangerous to the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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