Thomas v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Appellant appeals his convictions of unlawful manufacture of marijuana and unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. OCGA § 16-13-30 (b). He enumerates error on the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress marijuana found during a search.
Lieutenant Gene Beck, a helicopter pilot for the Georgia State Patrol, who is a member of a task force engaged in marijuana identification and eradication, testified that on July 6, 1990, he was engaged in a routine fly-by over rural land in Cherokee County at 400-500 feet, which was his normal cruising altitude pursuant…
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