Dean v. Gober

I entirely agree with Divisions 2 and 3 of the majority opinion, but not with Divisions 1 and 4. Therefore, I concur in part and dissent in part as to the direct appeal, and fully concur as to the cross-appeal.

As the majority states, Gober sought the destruction of all controlled substances held by the Gwinnett County Police Department for use in “reverse sting” operations. The trial court granted this requested relief by requiring the Police Department to destroy or dispose of all controlled substances which are within its possession and are not evidence in a pending criminal matter, but…