Smith v. State

Bell, Chief Judge.

The defendant was convicted of possession of heroin. His pre-trial motion to suppress on the ground of an unlawful search and seizure was denied. He contends that it was error to deny his motion and that his trial testimony was impelled by the erroneous admission of the evidence that was obtained by the unlawful search and seizure.

As a result of "information” received from a GBI agent in Atlanta, five GBI agents proceeded to the Bacon County Airport to investigate a heroin smuggling operation and in particular an aircraft located at the airport. An automobile drove up and…