Legal Opinion
Silva v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 12, 2004No. S04G0216PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINES, Justice.
This Court granted a writ of certiorari in State v. Silva, 263 Ga. App. 371 (587 SE2d 762) (2003), to determine whether the Court of Appeals correctly applied the de novo standard of review in reversing the trial court’s grant of a motion to suppress. Finding that it did, we affirm.
While on patrol, a police officer observed Edward Silva driving 74 miles per hour in a 45 miles per hour zone. The officer activated his blue lights in an attempt to stop Silva, but Silva did not pull over immediately. While Silva was still traveling at a high speed, the officer observed him leaning…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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