Borda v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Borda appeals his conviction of trafficking in cocaine, OCGA § 16-13-31 (a) (1), following a bench trial. His sole enumeration is the denial of his motion to suppress.

The motion was based on the Fourth Amendment and the corresponding Georgia provision, Ga. Const., Art. I, Sec. I, Par. XIII, and contended that the search was conducted without probable cause, without consent, and without a warrant.

Viewed in the light favorable to the state, the evidence showed that Borda arrived on a flight from Miami, one of the source cities for drug trafficking. As he left the plane, he…