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Faulkner v. State

Citations

  • 627 S.E.2d 423
  • 277 Ga. App. 702
  • 2006 Fulton County D. Rep. 629
  • 2006 Ga. App. LEXIS 187

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  • “Particularized alerts issued by police officers for specifically described vehicles possibly involved in criminal activity have long served as a legitimate basis for investigatory stops”
  • BOLO that provided the color, manufacturer and model of vehicle, the number and race of its occupants, and its location and direction of travel provided basis for stop
  • traffic stop justified because the BOLO provided the make, model, and color of the vehicle, the number and race of the occupants, and the location and-direction of travel
  • traffic stop justified because the BOLO provided the make, model, and color of the vehicle, the number and race of the occupants, and the location and direction of travel
  • \We do not leave the determination of whether there is a legal basis for a traffic stop to the driver. To hold otherwise could encourage persons to resist the police and create potentially violent and dangerous confrontations.\
  • \We do not leave the determination of whether there is a legal basis for a traffic stop to the driver. To hold otherwise could encourage persons to resist the police and create potentially violent and dangerous confrontations.\

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Judges: Bernes, Smith, Miller

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