SWEARINGEN v. STATE

No. A02A0086.

564 S.E.2d 498 (2002)

255 Ga. App. 85

SWEARINGEN v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

April 16, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zimmerman & Associates, Keith F. Brandon, Atlanta, for appellant.

Joseph J. Drolet, Solicitor-General, Andrea D. McGee, Assistant Solicitor-General, for appellee.


JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

William Swearingen, Jr. was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol. On appeal, he challenges the denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized from what he alleges was an illegal traffic stop. He also challenges the trial court's refusal to give jury instructions pertaining to the legality of the traffic stop and the requirement that illegally obtained evidence must be suppressed. Because the trial court was not required to...

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