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STATE v. RUIZ

No. A00A0139.

531 S.E.2d 418 (2000)

243 Ga. App. 337

The STATE v. RUIZ.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied April 3, 2000.

Certiorari Denied September 28, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul L. Howard, Jr., District Attorney, Alfred D. Dixon, David E. Langford, Elizabeth A. Baker, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellant.

Larry D. Wolfe, Bruce D. Harvey, Atlanta, for appellee.

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

The State appeals the trial court's grant of Juan Olivares Ruiz's motion to suppress approximately 40 kilograms of cocaine found in his car after Ruiz was stopped in a secondary roadblock and arrested for driving without a license. The State contends that, contrary to the decision of the trial court, the roadblock was reasonable and did not violate Ruiz's search and seizure rights. For the reasons set forth below, we agree and reverse the...

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