Dowdy v. State

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Eddie Dowdy appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine. His sole enumeration of error contends the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress the cocaine because the search and seizure of the cocaine violated OCGA § 17-5-30, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Par. XIII, and the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Held:

The record shows that Dowdy was a passenger in a car reported stolen. After police stopped the car at approximately 2:30 a.m. and verified that this car had been reported stolen, they employed what they term a…