Jones v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and reserved the right to challenge on appeal the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress. Mims v. State, 201 Ga. App. 277, 278-279 (1) (410 SE2d 824) (1991). This appeal is properly before this court for review since defendant’s plea of guilty was entered within 30 days of official publication (July 9, 1994) of this court’s decision in Hooten v. State, 212 Ga. App. 770 (1), 775 (442 SE2d 836).

At about 1:50 in the morning on December 31, 1993, Officer C. P. LaRoche of the DeKalb County…