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Tate v. State

Citations

  • 264 Ga. 53
  • 440 S.E.2d 646
  • 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 748
  • 1994 Ga. LEXIS 122

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that in a hearing on a motion to suppress, the trial judge sits as the trier of fact
  • noting that “[t]he trier of fact is not obligated to believe a witness even if the testimony is uncontradicted and may accept or reject any portion of the testimony”
  • “[Wjhen a motion to suppress is heard by the trial judge, that judge sits as the trier of facts.”
  • where, unlike here, the trial court identified the credibility of the sole officer present at the stop as the key issue
  • pre-Whren, plus majority detected some evidence to support finding that officer’s testimony was not credible
  • \[c]redibility of witnesses and the weight to be given their testimony is a decision-making power that lies solely with the trier of fact\

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Judges: Fletcher, Hunt, Carley

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349 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

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Other cases named Tate v. State

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