Castro v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction of trafficking in cocaine. OCGA § 16-13-31.

1. Defendant asserts he did not consent to the search of his automobile in the trunk of which the contraband was found. He makes this contention on two grounds. The first is that the State did not prove that the translation of the trooper’s request was accurate, that defendant understood it, or that the translation of defendant’s response was accurate. Defendant spoke only a little English, his native tongue being Spanish. The trooper who requested consent spoke to defendant in English at first and…