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Thomas v. State

Citations

  • 687 S.E.2d 203
  • 301 Ga. App. 198
  • 2009 Fulton County D. Rep. 3878
  • 2009 Ga. App. LEXIS 1335

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  • encounter is deemed to be first tier if reasonable person in citizen’s position would feel free to decline officer’s request to speak with him
  • encounter is deemed to be first tier if reasonable person in citizen’s position would feel free to decline officer’s request to speak with him
  • stop and frisk of defendant was unauthorized where officer had received no complaints of drug activity in area
  • stop and frisk of defendant was unauthorized where officer had received no complaints of drug activity in area

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Judges: Blackburn, Adams, Doyle

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