The Statev.Newsom
CourtSupreme Court of Georgia
Docket No.S24A0749
DecidedAugust 13, 2024
JudgesSupreme Court of Georgia
Tags
CriminalCriminal ProcedureConstitutional LawDue ProcessConstitutional InterpretationStatutory InterpretationReversal
Case Summary
A Georgia State Patrol trooper stopped Christopher Newsom after observing an allegedly illegal left turn. The trial court found the traffic statute unconstitutionally vague as applied to Newsom and dismissed the accusation. The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed. It held that the statute clearly informed a driver making the turn that the vehicle had to finish in the far-left lane, so the statute did not violate due process. Because that ruling resolved the appeal, the Court did not reach the State’s alternative arguments concerning probable cause, reasonable suspicion, or a reasonable mistake of law.
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