State v. Espinoza

Beasley, Presiding Judge.

Lorenzo Espinoza was indicted for possession with intent to distribute marijuana, OCGA § 16-13-30 (j) (1). The State appeals the grant of his motion to suppress, OCGA § 5-7-1 (4). It contends that the seizure was within the “common area” curtilage. The case begins at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport and involves two brothers.

Officer Webster, assigned to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) at the airport, received information from an informant that on November 5, 1991, Alejandro Espinoza would be flying on a certain flight on a one-way cash ticket from…