STATE v. SIMMONS

No. A02A0570.

565 S.E.2d 549 (2002)

255 Ga. App. 336

The STATE v. SIMMONS.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Certiorari Denied September 6, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald N. Blaney, Jr., Solicitor-General, Carole C. Korn, Gary S. Vey, Asst. Solicitors-General, for appellant.

Head, Thomas, Webb & Willis, Thomas J. Thomas, Atlanta, for appellee.


BARNES, Judge.

Charged with DUI, James Thomas Simmons successfully moved to suppress the results of his field sobriety evaluations and breath alcohol test. The State appeals, arguing that the arresting officer did not need additional articulable suspicion to ask Simmons to step out of his car after he was stopped at a roadblock. For the reasons outlined herein, we reverse.

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