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STATE v. DIXSON

No. A06A0592.

633 S.E.2d 636 (2006)

The STATE v. DIXSON.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

July 5, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming, District Attorney, Leonora Grant, Assistant District Attorney, for Appellant.

Priya N. Lakhi, Office of Public Defender, Decatur, Therese M. Allen, Assistant Public Defender, for Appellee.

PHIPPS, Judge.

After being charged with two counts of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, Richard Dixson filed a motion to suppress evidence seized during a traffic stop. The trial court conducted an evidentiary hearing, and then granted Dixson's motion to suppress. The state claims that the traffic stop was legal and that Dixson's arrest was supported by probable cause. We conclude that the initial stop was improper and therefore affirm.

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