238 Ga. App. 708 - Carter v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. “[Sirmans] unsuccessfully moved to suppress evidence . . . seized from his home. Although [Sirmans] argued during his motion to suppress hearing the evidence seized during the search was inadmissible because the search was illegal, he did not offer that objection at trial. When each item of evidence seized during the search was offered for admission at trial, [Sirmans] affirmatively stated he had no objection. . . . [Flailing to object at trial is not a waiver of the motion to suppress grounds, but affirmatively stating there is no objection in effect concedes the point. [Sirmans] affirmatively stated at trial that he had no objection to the admission of the evidence seized. Thus, defendant waived and failed to preserve his right to contest the admission of the evidence on appeal on the grounds raised in the motion to suppress.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 244 Ga. App. 252 - Sirmans v. State