State v. Johnston

McMurray, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal by the State from the grant of defendant’s motion to suppress evidence. Defendant was indicted on two counts of violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, possession with intent to distribute methaqualone and possession of more than one ounce of marijuana.

Defendant was lessee of a mini-warehouse (one of 288 garage-type individual warehouses in the facility in question). While conducting a security check of the mini-warehouse facility, the manager discovered that the locking device on the door had been cut on the unit leased to defendant.…