Suddeth v State
Jan 01, 2007OUTCOME: conviction reversed
Meth possession conviction reversed. This ruling expanded restrictions on the police "plain feel" doctrine for warrantless searches.
David Edward Clark's Legal Cases (7)
Lawrenceville, GA
Criminal defense Lawyer at Lawrenceville, GA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
Lindsey v. State
Jan 01, 2006OUTCOME: conviction reversed
This ruling established for the first time that apprehension of a citizen under a probate court psychological commitment order is not an arrest.
Wilson v State
Jan 01, 2005OUTCOME: marijuana possession conviction reversed
This ruling reaffirmed that the police practice of patting down anyone who exits a stopped car is unlawful.
Love v. State
Jan 01, 1999OUTCOME: conviction reversed
This driver was speeding in order to get home before curfew. The prosecution could not prove when the driver ingested marijuana, or whether his test resulted from second-hand smoke. The jury acquitte ... d this driver of being a "less-safe" driver, but convicted because at the time, Georgia law prohibited driving while ANY AMOUNT of a drug is present in the driver's system. WE SUCCESSFULLY CHALLENGED GEORGIA'S DUI LAW REGARDING DRIVING WITH "ANY AMOUNT OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OR MARIJUANA" IN BLOOD OR URINE, ON GROUNDS THAT STATE'S DISTINCTION BETWEEN LEGAL AND ILLEGAL USERS OF MARIJUANA DID NOT RELATE TO LEGISLATURE'S PURPOSE AND VIOLATED EQUAL PROTECTION
Izer v State
Jan 01, 1999OUTCOME: speeding conviction reversed
This ruling forced the state patrol to throw out hundreds of tickets based on laser speed detection equipment. Clark & Towne received acclaim in the local press and TV media and the National Law Journ ... al.
Holt v. State
Jan 01, 1997OUTCOME: obstruction conviction reversed.
This ruling established important precedent allowing lawyers to attack racial profiling in Georgia.
Vogel v. Friends of Children
Jan 01, 1991OUTCOME: child returned
A baby wrongfully withheld by an adoption agency was returned to its parents live on CourtTV and CNN in Atlanta, thanks to aggressive litigation by Mr. Clark.
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