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State v. Sims

Citations

  • 546 S.E.2d 47
  • 248 Ga. App. 277
  • 2001 Fulton County D. Rep. 1020
  • 2001 Ga. App. LEXIS 242

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  • where the officer continues to detain a driver after the conclusion of a traffic stop and interrogates him or seeks consent to search without reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, the officer exceeds the scope of permissible investigation of the initial traffic stop
  • “[IJf the officer continues to detain the subject after the conclusion of the traffic stop and interrogates him or seeks consent to search without reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, the officer has exceeded the scope of a permissible investigation of the initial traffic stop.”

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Judges: Pope, Miller, Mikell

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