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Judge denies motion to suppress in Donnie Harris DUI case after officer body‑cam hearing
Summary
State Court Judge Tammy Long Hayward denied a motion to suppress evidence in Donnie Harris’s DUI-less-safe case after testimony from Sgt. Jamelle Stiggers and admission of body‑worn camera footage. The court found the officer had developed probable cause and the case will proceed.
Judge Tammy Long Hayward denied a motion to suppress evidence in the State of Georgia v. Donnie Harris after a contested hearing on June 5, 2025, in Courtroom 304 of the Clayton County Justice Center.
The ruling followed testimony from Sergeant Jamelle Stiggers of the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office and admission of Stiggers’s body‑worn camera into the record by stipulation. The judge said the totality of the officer’s observations—traffic violation, the detection of alcohol odor, the defendant’s speech and demeanor, and the defendant’s request for a blood test—provided probable cause for the investigation and arrest.
At the hearing, Sergeant Jamelle…
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