SOMMESE v. STATE

No. A09A1161.

683 S.E.2d 642 (2009)

SOMMESE v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

August 10, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles D. Joyner, James H. Wall, Augusta, for appellant.

Daniel J. Porter, Dist. Atty., Stephen A. Fern, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.


BERNES, Judge.

Julie Cay Sommese was convicted of possession of methamphetamine in a stipulated bench trial. She appeals, contending that the trial court erred in denying her motion to suppress the methamphetamine seized from her purse during a traffic stop. Because the traffic stop was not unreasonably prolonged and Sommese voluntarily consented to the search of her purse, we affirm.

In reviewing the grant or denial of a motion to suppress, we construe the...

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