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James Gaytonv.The State

CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia
Docket No.A21A0939
DecidedNovember 3, 2021
Reporter308 Ga. 92
JudgesCourt of Appeals of Georgia
Tags
CriminalCriminal ProcedureFourth AmendmentSearch and SeizureMotion to SuppressSufficiency of the EvidenceReversal
Case Summary

James Gayton was convicted of possessing a firearm as a first-offender probationer after a police encounter. The Court of Appeals of Georgia held that the trial court erred in denying Gayton’s motion to suppress and reversed the conviction. Because the suppression error resolved the appeal, the court did not reach his remaining claims concerning the subpoena and ineffective assistance. The court separately noted that the evidence was sufficient when considered under the legal-sufficiency standard, including evidence that might later be found inadmissible.

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