Murphy v. State

McMURRAY, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Murphy filed this appeal after his conviction for trafficking in cocaine. Defendant contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress cocaine which drug enforcement agents seized from his pants during a warrantless search at Atlanta International Airport. We reverse because defendant’s consent to this search was coerced and the search was not supported by probable cause. “When an officer represents to an accused that a warrant to search will be obtained if consent is refused, and does not have probable cause to secure the warrant, then the…