Campbell v. the State

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

An Athens-Clarke County jury found Kenyatta LaTroy Campbell guilty of trafficking in marijuana, and the trial court denied his motion for new trial. On appeal, Campbell contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained by the police from his cell phone, and that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

1. We apply the following principles in reviewing the denial of Campbell’s motion to suppress:

When the facts material to a motion to suppress are disputed, it generally is…