COLLINS v. STATE

76394, 76395.

188 Ga. App. 172 (1988)

372 S.E.2d 503

COLLINS v. THE STATE (two cases).

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided September 6, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Calhoun, Jr., for appellant (case no. 76394).

Lamar A. Elder, Jr., for appellant (case no. 76395).

Harry D. Dixon, Jr., District Attorney, Albert H. Tester, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


BENHAM, Judge.

The controlling issue in appellants' appeals from their convictions at a joint trial for possession of marijuana is the legality of the search which revealed the contraband. We find the search illegal, hold that the trial court erred in denying appellants' motion to suppress, and reverse the judgments of the trial court.

At the motion to suppress hearing, the arresting officer, Officer Downing, testified that on the afternoon of the search and...

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