Legal Opinion
Pickens v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 14, 1997No. A96A2030PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Pickens appeals from his conviction and sentence for trafficking in cocaine, OCGA § 16-13-31, and from the denial of his motion for new trial.
1. The first two enumerations of error relate to the denial of the motion to suppress evidence that Pickens maintains was obtained through an illegal search and seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. “On reviewing a trial court’s ruling on a motion to suppress, evidence is construed most favorably to uphold the findings and judgment.” Burse v. State, 209 Ga. App. 276 (433 SE2d 386) (1993). The…
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