Legal Opinion

State v. Brown

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 26, 2012No. A11A2257PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Boggs, Judge.

The State appeals from the trial court’s grant of Douglas Wayne Brown’s motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of a roadblock. For the following reasons, we reverse.

“When reviewing a ruling on a motion to suppress, if the evidence is uncontroverted and no question regarding the credibility of witnesses is presented, we do not defer to the trial court’s legal analysis or its application of law to undisputed facts. Rulings involving solely legal issues are reviewed de novo.” (Citations omitted.) State v. Dymond, 248 Ga. App. 582, 584 (1) (546 SE2d 69) (2001). The trial…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. LaFontaine v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  2. Owens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  3. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. Hobbs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  5. State v. DymondCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  4. Moss v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  5. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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