Wilder v. State

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The three appellants herein were jointly tried and convicted of trafficking in cocaine and of possessing a firearm during the commission of an offense involving illegal drugs. See OCGA § 16-11-106 (b) (5). They bring this appeal from the denial of their motion to suppress evidence seized during a warrantless search of an automobile which they were occupying at the time of their arrest.

The arresting officer testified that his attention was drawn to the vehicle in question because it had “no valid license” plate but only a “paper drive-out tag” containing the name of an…