Gonzalez v. State

Banke, Presiding Judge.

On appeal from his conviction of trafficking in cocaine, the appellant contends that the trial court erred in refusing to suppress the contraband on which the conviction was based.

While on patrol at approximately 4:51 a.m. on March 26, 1989, Georgia State Trooper Michael Ralston saw a vehicle being driven by the appellant weave from one curb to the other as it exited into a rest area on Interstate 75 near Adairsville. Ralston followed the vehicle into the rest area, where he observed the appellant and a companion, later identified as Luis Hidalgo, get out and walk…