Legal Opinion
Tarwid v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 16, 1987No. 75022PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Judge.
Appellants John and Robert Tarwid bring this appeal from their convictions and sentences of trafficking in cocaine. Held:
1. Appellants first contend that the trial court erred in denying their motions to suppress, which were based on the alleged illegality of the stop, detention and subsequent search of the automobile in which they were traveling. The evidence adduced at the suppression hearing showed the following: Sometime after midnight on October 30, 1986 Officer Claude Johnson of the Catoosa County Sheriffs Department received a radio transmission from Georgia State Trooper…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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3Cited by68 opinions
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