STATE v. ALEXANDER

No. A00A1385.

538 S.E.2d 550 (2000)

245 Ga. App. 666

The STATE v. ALEXANDER.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

August 24, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul L. Howard, Jr., District Attorney, John R. Lovell, Christopher M. Quinn, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellant.

Peter J. Ross, Atlanta, for appellee.


MILLER, Judge.

Evidence of guilt which the defendant, directly or indirectly, is compelled to disclose by an unlawful search of his person under an illegal arrest is not admissible in a criminal prosecution.1 Based upon conflicting evidence, the trial court here concluded that a traffic stop and pants-down cavity search of Michael Alexander was, "[g]iven the totality of the circumstances, ... a pretextual stop and unreasonable and an illegal...

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