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STATE v. CATES

No. A02A2474.

574 S.E.2d 868 (2002)

258 Ga. App. 673

The STATE v. CATES.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

December 3, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Keller, Dist. Atty., Bonnie K. Smith, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellant.

Steven E. Lister, for appellee.

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

The State appeals from the trial court's order granting Christopher Cates's motion to suppress evidence of cocaine seized after Cates consented to a search of his car. Because this was a first-tier police-citizen encounter involving no coercion or detention, we conclude the consent to search was valid and reverse.

"`When we review a trial court's decision on a motion to suppress, the evidence is construed most favorably to uphold...

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