DARDEN v. STATE

65731.

165 Ga. App. 739 (1983)

302 S.E.2d 425

DARDEN v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided March 10, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Myra H. Dixon, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Paul L. Howard, Jr., Richard E. Hicks, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


BANKE, Judge.

Appellant was charged with burglary, but convicted of theft by taking, based upon evidence seized from his automobile after he was stopped by an officer of the Atlanta Police Department. The principal issue on appeal concerns the legality of the stop and the resulting seizure of evidence.

The record shows that, while driving past an auto parts company on his regular patrol route at approximately 4:30 a. m., on February 9, 1982, Officer Owen noticed...

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