Legal Opinion
State v. Davis
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 5, 2007No. A06A1963; A06A1964; A06A1965PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.
Thomas Sinclair Davis and Sylvester Smith were indicted for trafficking in cocaine based on evidence of cocaine seized from Davis’s person when police conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle driven by Smith and occupied by Davis as a passenger. These appeals arise from the trial court’s pre-trial order granting motions to suppress evidence of the cocaine filed by Davis and Smith asserting that the State violated their Fourth Amendment rights to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. In granting the motions, the trial court found (1) that the police officer had…
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