Farley v. State

Benham, Chief Justice.

Rodney Fionn Farley was stopped while driving an automobile for failure to have his seat belt fastened, a violation of OCGA § 40-8-76.1. Cocaine was discovered during the traffic stop, and Farley was arrested. He filed a motion to suppress the evidence found in the search, contending that OCGA § 40-8-76.1 is unconstitutional because it denied him equal protection in that similarly situated adult drivers in pickup trucks are not subject to the seat belt requirement. At the hearing on the motion, Farley introduced evidence regarding the relative injury rates in passenger…