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Overton v. State

Citations

  • 606 S.E.2d 306
  • 270 Ga. App. 285
  • 2004 Fulton County D. Rep. 3638
  • 2004 Ga. App. LEXIS 1402

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  • roadblock valid where authorized “to look for DUI drivers, seat belt violations, defective equipment, and traffic law violations”
  • trial counsel’s failure to obtain rulings on motions or objections ordinarily results in a waiver
  • in prosecution under OCGA§ 40-6-391 (a) (1), state is not required to prove that a defendant committed an unsafe act; rather, “[t]he [s]tate need only prove . . . that [a defendant] was under the influence of alcohol to the degree that rendered him a less safe driver”

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Judges: Barnes, Blackburn, Mikell

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