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Lucas v. State

Citations

  • 644 S.E.2d 302
  • 284 Ga. App. 450
  • 2007 Fulton County D. Rep. 1140
  • 2007 Ga. App. LEXIS 335

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  • noting officer’s testimony at suppression hearing that he did nothing to make defendant feel as though he was not free to leave and noting further the absence of any evidence to the contrary
  • noting officer’s testimony at suppression hearing that he did nothing to make defendant feel as though he was not free to leave and noting further the absence of any evidence to the contrary
  • State could not rely on unproven city ordinance to demonstrate basis for officer’s reasonable articulable suspicion
  • “There are at least three types of police-citizen encounters: verbal communications that involve no coercion or detention; brief stops or seizures that must be accompanied by a reasonable suspicion; and arrests, which can be supported only by probable cause.” (citation and punctuation omitted)

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Judges: Mlkell, Johnson, Phipps

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