context: Interpreting this constitutional provision, "[t]his court has held that two statutes, OCGA SSSS 40-13-30 and 17-4-23 (a), . . . authorize [county] police officers to arrest persons for traffic offenses in other jurisdictions. [Cits.]"
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 242 Ga. App. 384, 386
citation_a.parenthetical: "An officer has authority to arrest a person accused of violating any law or ordinance governing the operation of a vehicle where the offense is committed in his presence regardless of territorial limitations."
citation_a.sentence: State v. Heredia, 252 Ga. App. 89, 90 (1) (555 SE2d 91) (2001) (Cobb County police officer could pull over defendant in the city limits of Kennesaw for traffic violation committed in Kennesaw); see State v. Gehris, 242 Ga. App. 384, 386 (528 SE2d 300) (2000) (“An officer has authority to arrest a person accused of violating any law or ordinance governing the operation of a vehicle where the offense is committed in his presence regardless of territorial limitations.”) (punctuation and footnote omitted); see also Page v. State, 250 Ga. App. 795, 797 (553 SE2d 176) (2001); City of Winterville v. Strickland, 127 Ga. App. 716, 718-719 (2) (194 SE2d 623) (1972).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.identifier: 252 Ga. App. 89, 90
citation_b.parenthetical: Cobb County police officer could pull over defendant in the city limits of Kennesaw for traffic violation committed in Kennesaw
citation_b.sentence: State v. Heredia, 252 Ga. App. 89, 90 (1) (555 SE2d 91) (2001) (Cobb County police officer could pull over defendant in the city limits of Kennesaw for traffic violation committed in Kennesaw); see State v. Gehris, 242 Ga. App. 384, 386 (528 SE2d 300) (2000) (“An officer has authority to arrest a person accused of violating any law or ordinance governing the operation of a vehicle where the offense is committed in his presence regardless of territorial limitations.”) (punctuation and footnote omitted); see also Page v. State, 250 Ga. App. 795, 797 (553 SE2d 176) (2001); City of Winterville v. Strickland, 127 Ga. App. 716, 718-719 (2) (194 SE2d 623) (1972).