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NELSON v. STATE

No. A04A1882.

610 S.E.2d 627 (2005)

271 Ga. App. 658

NELSON v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

February 16, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas N. Fox, Lawrenceville, for appellant.

Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, David K. Keeton, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

MIKELL, Judge.

We granted Floyd S. Nelson's application for interlocutory appeal of the trial court's order denying his motion to suppress marijuana seized at his residence during a consent search. Nelson contends that the trial court erred in ruling that a "protective sweep" was justified under the totality of the circumstances. He further argues that the illegality of the sweep tainted the consent to search obtained from another occupant of the residence. Because...

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