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Bennett v. State

Citations

  • 648 S.E.2d 126
  • 285 Ga. App. 796
  • 2007 Fulton County D. Rep. 1932
  • 2007 Ga. App. LEXIS 648

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  • officer admitted he could have given defendant either verbal or written warning; thus, decision to detain defendant while he waited for another officer to bring written warning book was unreasonable
  • detention was unreasonable, where, instead of giving a verbal or written warning to the driver, the officer continued to detain the driver and seek permission to search him and his car while waiting for another officer to arrive at the scene with a written warning book

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Judges: Ruffin, Blackburn, Bernes

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