Legal Opinion
Lockwood v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 5, 1988No. 45085PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
Lockwood was convicted of the offense of trafficking in cocaine, OCGA § 16-13-31 (a), and was sentenced to thirty years in prison. The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. Lockwood v. State, 184 Ga. App. 262 (361 SE2d 195) (1987). We reverse.
Lockwood and his co-defendant, Curtis A. Phillips, Jr. were arrested on July 24, 1986 as they were travelling north on Interstate 75 in Catoosa County. They were initially stopped for speeding and improper lane usage. A subsequent consent search of the vehicle, which *797belonged to Lockwood, revealed four bags of cocaine concealed…
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