Popham v. State

Smith, Judge.

Leslie Suzanne Popham was indicted by a Cobb County grand jury for possession of cocaine. OCGA § 16-13-30. She entered a guilty plea pursuant to Mims v. State, 201 Ga. App. 277, 279 (410 SE2d 824) (1991), reserving her right to appeal the trial court’s denial of her motion to suppress evidence.1

At the hearing on the motion to suppress, a Cobb County police officer testified he was on duty at a construction site in his patrol area at approximately 11:00 p.m. There were no street lights in the area, and eight to ten houses in the subdivision were still under construction. He saw a…