Conrad v. State

PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.

George Conrad and Joseph William Presnal were charged with violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act1 after drugs were discovered in each of their bedrooms during the execution of a search warrant. Conrad and Presnal moved to suppress the drug evidence. They contended that, given the inner partitioning of the residential structure, the warrant and the search failed to comply with the Fourth Amendment. The trial court conducted a hearing, summarily denied their motion, then proceeded to a stipulated bench trial. Convicted as charged, Conrad and Presnal filed a…