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STATE v. SIMS

No. A00A2240.

546 S.E.2d 47 (2001)

248 Ga. App. 277

The STATE v. SIMS.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

February 26, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lydia J. Sartain, District Attorney, Richard A. Vandever, Assistant District Attorney, for appellant.

Whitmer & Law, George H. Law III, Gainesville, for appellee.

POPE, Presiding Judge.

Thomas Sims, Jr. was pulled over for speeding and caught driving with a suspended license and without insurance. After the traffic stop was complete, the officer asked whether Sims had drugs or weapons in his car; then he asked for and obtained consent to search the car. The search uncovered marijuana. The trial court agreed to suppress the marijuana, and the state appeals. The issue raised is whether an officer illegally exceeds the scope of...

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