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Hines v. State

Citations

  • 214 Ga. App. 476
  • 448 S.E.2d 226
  • 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 2769
  • 1994 Ga. App. LEXIS 950

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that a defendant need not be charged with a traffic violation for a stop pursuant to that traffic violation to be valid
  • “It is evident that the stop of a vehicle is authorized if an officer observes the commission of a traffic offense.” (citation omitted)
  • “It is evident that the stop of a vehicle is authorized if an officer observes the commission of a traffic offense.”
  • officers authorized to seize bag of marijuana in plain view protruding from defendant’s pocket
  • officers authorized to seize bag of marijuana in plain view protruding from defendant’s pocket
  • officer properly initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle that had an inoperative headlight

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Judges: Banke

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