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State v. Banks

Citations

  • 479 S.E.2d 168
  • 223 Ga. App. 838
  • 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 4430
  • 1996 Ga. App. LEXIS 1315

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  • in suppression hearings, the State bears the burden of proving the search was lawful
  • The trial court erred in denying the defendant’s motion to suppress where the officer demanded that the defendant take his hand out of his pocket and then immediately patted him down, where there was no evidence that the officer was concerned for his safety before the pat-down.

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Judges: Birdsong, Blackburn, Beasley

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