Phillips v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, Presiding Judge.
Following a bench trial, Brett Robert Phillips was convicted of driving under the influence with an unlawful blood alcohol level (“DUI per se”).1 He appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by requiring him to proceed to trial without material and necessary evidence. We affirm, for the reasons that follow.
Viewed in favor of the verdict,2 on March 3, 2006, a state trooper observed Phillips’s car stopped at a red light without the headlights on. When the light turned green, Phillips accelerated rapidly, causing his tires to spin and the back of his vehicle to zigzag.…
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Pennsylvania v. RitchieSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Whorton v. BocktingSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Zant v. MoonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Stephens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
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- Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
- Smith v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
- Davenport v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
- Emily Marie Davenport v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
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