Kiriaze v. State

Webb, Judge.

George Stephen Kiriaze was indicted for violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. His motion to suppress evidence was heard and overruled; he waived a jury trial and was convicted and sentenced to serve five years and pay a fine of $2,000. We affirm.

1. The evidence was clearly sufficient to support the verdict. Kiriaze was apprehended by police in the process of loading 200 pounds of marijuana from a storage bin rented by him into a van owned by him.

2. The trial judge did not abuse his discretion by failing to give adequate consideration to sentencing Kiriaze under the…