Reeves v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of possessing cocaine, OCGA § 16-13-30 (a), and failing to give a turn signal, OCGA § 40-6-123.

1. Error is assigned to the admission of testimony of two officers concerning statements defendant’s wife made while they were both in custody.

When Reeves was stopped for a traffic violation, the state patrolman suspected him of driving under the influence and administered an alcosensor test. The officer saw the neck of a beer bottle under the passenger seat where Reeves’ wife was seated and, upon closer observation, a small quantity of crack cocaine. Another…