Powe v. State

Banke, Chief Judge.

Powe appeals the denial of his plea in bar based on the statutory double jeopardy provisions of OCGA §§ 16-1-7 (b) and 16-1-8 (b).

On April 29, 1986, a Georgia state patrolman stopped an automobile being driven by the appellant, Powe, and issued a traffic citation to him for making an improper lane change. As a result of the stop, the vehicle was searched, and a large amount of suspected marijuana was seized from the trunk, resulting in Powe’s later indictment for the felony offense of trafficking in marijuana. After the car had been impounded at the sheriff’s office, it was…