The State v. Martin

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

Following his arrest and subsequent accusation for possession of marijuana (OCGA § 16-13-30 (j) (1)) and possession of a drug related object (OCGA § 16-13-32.2 (a)), Charles Martin III filed a pretrial motion to suppress evidence obtained following pre-arrest questioning by a sheriff’s deputy. After a hearing on Martin’s motion, the State Court of Fayette County entered an order granting the motion to suppress. The State appeals, arguing that the deputy’s questioning of Martin, and Martin’s disclosure of incriminating evidence, did not elevate their encounter from a…