Mashburn v. State

Pope, Judge.

Defendant Darryl F. Mashburn brings this appeal from his convictions and sentences for the offenses of trafficking in cocaine and carrying a concealed weapon. On appeal his sole enumeration of error challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress.

The evidence adduced at trial, consisting primarily of the testimony of Officer James Goodrum, shows the following: At approximately 2:00 a.m. on July 25, 1987 Officer Goodrum observed the defendant standing in the doorway of the Taurus Lounge drinking a beer. When defendant stepped off the sidewalk into the parking lot,…