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Gearin v. State

Citations

  • 461 S.E.2d 562
  • 218 Ga. App. 390
  • 95 Fulton County D. Rep. 2725
  • 1995 Ga. App. LEXIS 743

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  • when evidence would inevitably be discovered without reference to police error, the evidence is admissible
  • methamphetamine in defendant’s pocket would have been inevitably discovered regardless of the alleged invalid consent search of the pocket because the defendant was being arrested for DUI and would have been searched incident to arrest
  • methamphetamine in defendant’s pocket would have been inevitably discovered regardless of the alleged invalid consent search of the pocket because the defendant was being arrested for DUI and would have been searched incident to arrest
  • forfeiture of vehicle authorized by presence of methamphetamine and gun in vehicle

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Judges: Smith, Birdsong, Johnson

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