262 Ga. App. 872 - Walker v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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1. “When an appellate court reviews a trial court’s order concerning a motion to suppress evidence, the appellate court should be guided by three principles. First, the trial judge sits as the trier of facts. The trial judge hears the evidence, and his findings based upon conflicting evidence are analogous to the verdict of a jury and should not be disturbed by a reviewing court if there is any evidence to support the findings. Second, the trial court’s decision with regard to questions of fact and credibility must be accepted unless clearly erroneous. Third, the reviewing court must construe the evidence most favorably to uphold the trial court’s findings and judgment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 268 Ga. App. 501 - State v. Hester