Legal Opinion

Valle v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 2, 2006No. A06A0906PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

Following a bench trial, the court found Eric Valle guilty of trafficking in cocaine and trafficking in marijuana. In four enumerations of error, Valle challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

In reviewing a trial court’s ruling on a motion to suppress, we are guided by three principles. First, the trial court acts as factfinder, and we will affirm that court’s resolution of conflicts in the evidence if there is any evidence to support it. Second, we defer to “the trial court’s decision as to questions of fact and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Georgia v. RandolphSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  2. State v. RandolphSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  3. Mecale v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  4. State v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. Dupree v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. JanzenNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
  2. Moorer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  3. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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