Thompson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
MlKELL, Judge.
Francis Randy Thompson appeals from the denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized during a traffic stop.
In reviewing a trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress, we construe the evidence most favorably to uphold the findings and judgment, and we review de novo the trial court’s application of the law to the undisputed facts. Additionally, we adopt the trial court’s findings on disputed facts and credibility unless they are clearly erroneous.* 1
So construed, the record shows that Thompson was stopped after Officer K. L. Reed of the Gwinnett County Police Department…
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