Legal Opinion

Seith v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 7, 1997No. A96A1922PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Presiding Judge..After being involved in a car accident that resulted in a fatality, defendant Scott Thomas Seith was convicted during a bench trial of second degree vehicular homicide and driving with a prohibited substance in his blood. See OCGA §§ 40-6-393 (b); 40-6-391 (a) (5). On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in failing to suppress the evidence of a blood test demonstrating that he had marijuana in his blood at the time of the accident, and thus, that his conviction for driving with a prohibited substance in his blood should be reversed. Defendant argues that the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Perano v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  3. State v. CorbettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  5. Lewis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Clifford D. Smith v. Piper Aircraft CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  2. State v. WidenhoferMontana Supreme Court · 1997
  3. State v. BeckerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Joiner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  5. Carthon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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