Coleman v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

In July 1986 appellant Coleman was the sole passenger in an automobile which a State trooper stopped for speeding on Interstate 75 in Crisp County in south Georgia. It was discovered that the vehicle had been rented by appellant in Sarasota, Florida, and that the person driving had no license. Upon arrival at the Crisp County jail, the arresting officer requested and received appellant’s permission to search the automobile, and an “Igloo” cooler containing 165 grams of powdered cocaine and 68 grams of “crack” cocaine were discovered under the hood. A strainer, copper…