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STATE v. MIXON

No. A01A1428.

554 S.E.2d 196 (2001)

251 Ga. App. 168

STATE v. MIXON, et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

August 9, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Currie, Dist. Atty., Alexander J. Markowich, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellant.

George L. Hoyt, Jr., Alma, for appellees.

MIKELL, Judge.

The state appeals the trial court's suppression of evidence discovered during a warrantless "protective sweep" of the home of defendants Donna and John Roscoe Mixon. A "protective sweep" is a limited search of the house primarily to ensure officer safety by detecting the presence of other occupants. Inglett v. State, 239 Ga.App. 524, 521 S.E.2d 241 (1999). Following the...

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