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Lawson v. State

Citations

  • 684 S.E.2d 1
  • 299 Ga. App. 865
  • 2009 Fulton County D. Rep. 2635
  • 2009 Ga. App. LEXIS 845

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  • holding that slight variation in facial features of the men depicted in photographic lineup did not render lineup impermissibly suggestive
  • \The 'fruit of the poisonous tree' doctrine provides that any evidence acquired by the police through exploitation of information obtained by means of unlawful conduct is inadmissible in a criminal prosecution.\
  • where defendant’s attack on police at his home dissipated any taint of illegality arising from officer’s arguably wrongful intrusion, a protective sweep as well as the seizure of evidence pursuant to a resulting search warrant were legal
  • where defendant’s attack on police at his home dissipated any taint of illegality arising from officer’s arguably wrongful intrusion, a protective sweep as well as the seizure of evidence pursuant to a resulting search warrant were legal

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Judges: Ellington, Johnson, Mikell

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