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SMITH v. STATE

58506.

152 Ga. App. 134 (1979)

262 S.E.2d 166

SMITH v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided October 11, 1979.

Rehearing Denied October 31, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wade C. Hoyt, III, for appellant.

Charles Crawford, District Attorney, T. Joseph Campbell, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

McMURRAY, Presiding Judge.

This case involves a violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (possession of marijuana). On April 14, 1978, officers of the Georgia State Patrol, in an attempt to apprehend a fugitive, were operating a checkpoint on Interstate Highway 75 in Gordon County. The description given out on the fugitive was that of a black man of gigantic proportions who would stand out in any crowd. The alleged fugitive was a suspect in the murder of...

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