Brown v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Gordon Brown, a/k/a Han Peter Loris, was convicted of trafficking in cocaine and possessing marijuana in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the cocaine and marijuana seized during the search of the vehicle he was driving.

During the early morning hours of April 9, 1987, a Gordon County deputy sheriff observed Brown weaving off the right side of the road on 1-75 and speeding 67 m.p.h. in a 55 m.p.h. zone. The deputy stopped Brown’s vehicle, and noticed a…