243 Ga. App. 337 - State v. Ruiz’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz · 171 Ga. App. 27 - State v. Golden · 195 Ga. App. 732 - Morgan v. State · LaFontaine v. State · 207 Ga. App. 545 - Jorgensen v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“When reviewing a trial court’s decision on a motion to suppress, this court’s responsibility is to ensure that there was a substantial basis for the decision. The evidence is construed most favorably to uphold the findings and judgment, and the trial court’s findings on disputed facts and credibility are adopted unless they are clearly erroneous. Further, since the trial court sits as the trier of fact, its findings are analogous to a jury verdict and will not be disturbed if there is any evidence to support them.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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