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Judge denies motion to suppress evidence in Marquise Johnson DUI case
Summary
A Clayton County State Court judge denied a defense motion to suppress evidence in State v. Marquise Lamont Johnson, finding officers observed traffic violations and signs of impairment sufficient for probable cause to arrest for DUI; defense argued the stop was illegal.
A judge in Clayton County State Court denied a motion to suppress evidence at a hearing on Dec. 11 in the case State v. Marquise Lamont Johnson.
Defense attorney Susan Tortorello argued that Officer Christian lacked a lawful basis to stop Johnson and that evidence obtained after the stop should be excluded. "Officer Christian illegally stopped my client because he had no basis for the stop," Tortorello said during defense opening statements.
Assistant Solicitor General Stephanie Bing told…
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