Kelley v. State

Smith, Judge.

The four appellants were arrested for violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act following the discovery and seizure of a large marijuana crop in rural Hart County. This case is before us on interlocutory appeal from the denial of appellants’ motion to suppress the seized evidence. We find that the warrantless search of the appellants’ premises cannot be sustained under any valid exception to the warrant requirement, so the trial court is reversed.

I. Evidence at the Suppression Hearing

The primary evidence at the hearing on the motion to suppress was the testimony of Sheriff…