309 Ga. App. 426 - Ware v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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16 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “First, when a motion to suppress is heard by the trial judge, that 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 them. 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 the upholding of the trial court’s findings and judgment. Because there was testimo nial evidence in this case, we do not apply a de novo standard of review. 8”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Mojica · Harkleroad v. State

2. “Even when officers have no basis for suspecting a particular individual, they may generally ask questions of that individual, ask to examine the individual's identification, and request consent to search, as long as the police do not convey a message that compliance with their requests is required.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 347 Ga. App. 675 - MARTINEZ v. the STATE.

3. “[a] valid consent eliminates the need for either probable cause or a search warrant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 348 Ga. App. 609 - THOMPSON v. the STATE.