Love v. State

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The defendant, Robert Love, appeals his conviction of possessing diazepam in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. Held:

1. In his initial enumeration of error, the defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the contraband, which was seized from a companion’s purse during the course of a search of his (the defendant’s) automobile.

Gwinnett County narcotics detective Carl Goodbar testified that he ordered the defendant’s car stopped based on a tip from an informant who had previously provided information which had led to…