Turner v. State

Smith, Judge.

Marvin Turner was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. OCGA § 16-13-30 (b). His motion for new trial was denied.

1. Turner contends the trial court erroneously denied his motion to suppress because no probable cause existed to stop the car or to arrest or search him without a warrant. We do not agree.

The evidence at the hearing on the motion showed that a car driven by Sherman Dickey, in which Turner was a passenger, was stopped by Crawford County law enforcement officers on Highway 341. Sheriff Kerry Dunaway testified that about an hour before the stop, a…