VARRIANO v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Presiding Judge.
After a bench trial, Joseph Patrick Varriano was convicted of possession of oxycodone. He appeals from the judgment of conviction, asserting as his sole enumeration of error that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress contraband found in a consent search of the vehicle in which he was a passenger. The evidence supports the trial court’s finding that the owner of the vehicle gave consent to a search of the entire vehicle, including closed containers and packages. We therefore affirm.
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