Georgia Supreme Court · 2014
State v. Hargis
Hargis set his wallet on the truck seat just as the officer ordered him out to arrest him on a warrant. It still counted as an effect on his person, so the officer could retrieve it after cuffing him to check his IDs. With probable cause for a fake-ID offense, Gant then allowed a truck search for that evidence.
294 Ga. 818, 756 S.E.2d 529 (2014)
Find the opinion for State v. HargisGeorgia Court of Appeals · 2019
State v. Perry
A BOLO for a possible drunk driver, from an off-duty officer's report and giving the vehicle, plate and occupants, gave the deputy reasonable suspicion to stop the matching SUV. It did not matter that the deputy believed he had to see a violation first. The test is objective.
349 Ga. App. 475, 825 S.E.2d 902 (2019)
Find the opinion for State v. PerryGeorgia Court of Appeals · 2000
State v. Mallard
You can't stop a car just to see who's inside — even a car that just left a house you're about to search under warrant. You need individualized reasonable suspicion about the occupants, or independent probable cause / an observed traffic violation.
246 Ga. App. 357 (2000)
Find the opinion for State v. MallardEach summary was checked against the court’s majority opinion on September 30, 2026. Read the decision and follow your agency’s policy; this is reference guidance, not legal advice.