McCullough v. State

Banke, Chief Judge.

The defendant was convicted of possessing marijuana in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the marijuana in question, which was seized during the course of a warrantless search of his rectal cavity and alimentary canal, conducted while he was an inmate at the Douglas County Jail.

The defendant had been sentenced to serve 52 weekends at the jail following a conviction for driving under the influence. As he was checking into the jail at midnight on a Friday to begin one of his…