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Kitchens v. State

Citations

  • 574 S.E.2d 451
  • 258 Ga. App. 411
  • 2002 Fulton County D. Rep. 3491
  • 2002 Ga. App. LEXIS 1475

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  • officer informed Alabama license holder that if she refused the test, “ ‘you’re automatically charged with DUI and your license (is) going to be suspended’ ”
  • possible harm shown where “trial court, sitting without a jury, specifically relied on the [blood alcohol] test results in reaching its conclusion that [defendant] was a less safe driver”
  • possible harm shown where “trial court, sitting without a jury, specifically relied on the [blood alcohol] test results in reaching its conclusion that [defendant] was a less safe driver”
  • test results ruled inadmissible where officer overstated legal limit and also misinformed defendant that her Alabama driver’s license would be suspended if she refused to submit to the test, a penalty for refusal which the State of Georgia was unauthorized to implement
  • test results ruled inadmissible where officer overstated legal limit and also misinformed defendant that her Alabama driver's license would be suspended if she refused to submit to the test, a penalty for refusal which the State of Georgia was unauthorized to implement

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Judges: Pope, Ruffin, Barnes

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