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Smith v. State

Citations

  • 552 S.E.2d 499
  • 250 Ga. App. 532
  • 2001 Fulton County D. Rep. 2381
  • 2001 Ga. App. LEXIS 813

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  • defendant’s DUI violation not justified by alleged attack on defendant by another motorist, where defendant was DUI before alleged attack that caused him to strike utility pole
  • defendant entitled to instruction on justification where he alleged that failure to maintain lane was caused by his attempts to defend himself against a third party who attacked defendant while he was stopped at traffic signal

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Judges: Blackburn, Mikell, Pope

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