Browse 27 automobile exception to warrant requirement cases decided by Georgia Supreme Court. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Bailey v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that the defendant's Four...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Furtive Movements and Marijuana Smell
Painter v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ...
Vehicle search upheld: Probable cause justified warrantless search
Williams v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Admissibility of Confession
Rogers v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that the defendant's confe...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Senior v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ob...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search
Small v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obt...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Fournier v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on February 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evide...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Marijuana Odor
Owens v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on February 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
In the Matter of Paul Jason York, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on February 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of Paul Jason Y...
GPS Tracking of Vehicles on Public Roads Permissible Without Warrant
SHELLS v. THE STATE (Two Cases), decided by Georgia Supreme Court on February 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case consolidates two appeals concerning the admissibility of evidence ...
Confession Coerced Due to Mental State and Interrogation Tactics
State v. Lee, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on February 3, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute in State v. Lee concerned whether the defendant's confession was voluntary and admi...
Reasonable Suspicion for Traffic Stop and Marijuana Odor Upheld
Taylor v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on February 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Admissibility of Confession
Franklin v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that the defendant's ...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Under Automobile Exception
Phillips v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress eviden...
Marijuana odor alone provides probable cause for vehicle search in Georgia
Stapleton v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evide...
Vehicle search upheld under automobile exception, conviction affirmed
Williams v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the trial court's denial of the defendant's motion t...
GA Supreme Court: Warrantless car search justified by probable cause
Murray v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on January 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ...
Appeals Court Upholds Meth Conviction, Finds Vehicle Search Lawful
Frison v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Court of Appeals reviewed a conviction for possession of methamphetamine with in...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Furtive Movements and Marijuana Odor
Lewis v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ...
Smell of Marijuana Provides Probable Cause for Vehicle Search in Georgia
Norwood v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidenc...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Furtive Movements and Marijuana Smell
Merritt v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on November 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidenc...
Georgia Supreme Court: Marijuana smell provides probable cause for vehicle search
Reid v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on October 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence s...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Marijuana Odor
Taylor v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on October 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence...
Probable cause for vehicle search upheld
Evans v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on September 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidenc...
Georgia Supreme Court Affirms Denial of New Trial Motion
Williams v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on September 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the trial court's denial of the defendant's motion...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Furtive Movements and Marijuana Smell
Dees v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on September 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Scales v. State, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on August 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 27 automobile exception to warrant requirement cases from Georgia Supreme Court. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 26, Reversed: 1.
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