Maness v. State

Pope, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (two counts) for possession of amphetamines and marijuana. He was sentenced to serve 15 years and 1 year consecutively. On the first day of trial during the case presented by the state, appellant filed a motion to suppress the drugs and other exhibits found during the search of his automobile. The trial court denied the motion on the general principle that it must be filed before testimony is begun in the trial of the case. Later in the trial, the state tendered these exhibits for admission into evidence…