Legal Opinion

Claffey v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 13, 1993No. A93A0826PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Judge.

After her motion to suppress evidence was denied, Sandra Claffey entered a plea of guilty to a charge of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, OCGA § 16-13-20 et seq., by possessing more than one ounce of marijuana. OCGA § 16-13-30 (b). As a part of her negotiated plea, the prosecutor and the trial court agreed to an express reservation of Claffey’s right to bring this appeal from the denial of her motion to suppress. See Mims v. State, 201 Ga. App. 277, 278 (1) (410 SE2d 824) (1991).

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Michigan v. SummersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Mims v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  4. Hayes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. Bozeman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Hooten v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  2. Stanford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1999
  3. Eaves v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Tackett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  5. Cotton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2005

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