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STATE v. OWENS

No. A99A1742.

521 S.E.2d 860 (1999)

239 Ga. App. 722

The STATE v. OWENS.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

August 27, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Irvin, Solicitor, for appellant.

Christopher W. Duncan, Sean A. Black, Toccoa, for appellee.

JOHNSON, Chief Judge.

In this case, the state appeals the trial court's grant of Timothy Owens' motion to suppress. Owens argued that the initial stop of his vehicle was illegal because it was pretextual. For reasons which follow, we reverse.

The trial court's order states as follows:

The Court finds that, although the Defendant was operating his vehicle at a speed slightly above the posted speed limit (61 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone...

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