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Beasley v. State

Citations

  • 419 S.E.2d 92
  • 204 Ga. App. 214
  • 92 Fulton County D. Rep. 642
  • 1992 Ga. App. LEXIS 799

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  • defendant’s consent involuntary because he was told his urine sample would be used to determine bond eligibility, not for criminal prosecution
  • defendant’s consent involuntary 4 because he was told his urine sample would be used to determine bond eligibility, not for criminal prosecution
  • admission of similar transactions without limiting instructions was harmful error where State’s case rested solely on the credibility of State’s main witness
  • consent to give urine sample not voluntary where defendant charged with possession of cocaine based on urine test results obtained after police officer represented that “test results would be used only ‘for determining bond’ ” [emphasis added]
  • consent to search was not voluntary when officer misled appellant by saying that purpose of urine test was to determine amount of bond and never informed appellant that it could be used as evidence against him
  • State’s burden to show defendant freely and voluntarily consented to warrantless search

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Judges: Sognier, McMurray, Cooper

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