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Jones v. State

Citations

  • 578 S.E.2d 562
  • 259 Ga. App. 849
  • 2003 Ga. App. LEXIS 282

How courts have described this case

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

  • affirming denial of motion to suppress when, while initiating traffic stop, officer observed driver reach under passenger seat and appear to forcibly push something under with his arm, causing officer to believe driver was hiding something
  • reasonable, articulable suspicion of criminal activity exists where driver lies about hiding something under vehicle seat when officer observed driver’s actions
  • evidence that officer saw defendant reaching under passenger seat while defendant denied doing so, along with defendant’s nervous behavior, justified brief detention
  • evidence that defendant appeared to be hiding something along with his nervous behavior justified brief detention
  • evidence that officer saw defendant reaching under passenger seat while defendant denied doing so, along with defendant’s nervous behavior, justified brief detention
  • reasonable, articulable suspicion of criminal activity existed where driver exhibited nervous behavior in addition to police officer’s clear observation that driver appeared to be hiding something under vehicle seat and driver denied this behavior

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Judges: Smith, Eldridge, Ellington

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