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· 11/25/1996

Cann-Hanson v. State

Citations

  • 478 S.E.2d 460
  • 223 Ga. App. 690
  • 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 4272
  • 1996 Ga. App. LEXIS 1265

How courts have described this case

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  • officer’s observation that driver had bloodshot, watery eyes and exuded an odor of alcohol was sufficient to show probable cause to arrest for DUI
  • officer noted defendant’s eyes were bloodshot and watery, and tried unsuccessfully to perform field sobriety tests
  • officer’s observations that defendant “had bloodshot, watery eyes 5 and exuded an odor of alcohol” provided sufficient probable cause to arrest
  • even absent field sobriety tests, officer’s observations that defendant had bloodshot, watery eyes and smelled of alcohol provided sufficient probable cause to arrest
  • officer’s observations that defendant “had bloodshot, watery eyes and exuded an odor of alcohol” provided sufficient probable cause to arrest
  • “the results of the field sobriety tests constitute [ ] admissible evidence of probable cause to support [an] arrest”

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Judges: Andrews, Pope, Smith

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