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Forehand v. State

Citations

  • 611 S.E.2d 78
  • 271 Ga. App. 746
  • 5 Fulton County D. Rep. 637
  • 2005 Ga. App. LEXIS 154
  • 5 FCDR 637

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  • evidence that defendant was coherent and understood his rights was sufficient to sustain the trial court’s finding that his statement was voluntary, notwithstanding his alleged intoxication
  • “intoxication, standing alone, does not render a statement inadmissible. If the evidence is sufficient to establish that the defendant’s statement was the product of rational intellect and free will, it may be admitted even if the defendant was intoxicated when he made the statement.”

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Judges: Blackburn, Miller, Bernes

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