Legal Opinion
Rohrig v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 2, 1979No. 56654PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Judge.
The Georgia State Patrol received a telephone tip that a Pontiac Grand Prix with a certain Texas tag number was transporting drugs up Interstate 75 toward Atlanta. The communications officer who received this tip broadcast a lookout to law enforcement officers patrolling Interstate 75. A state trooper operating his radar spotted the Grand Prix traveling in excess of the speed limit and pulled it over on a speeding charge. The automobile was subsequently searched without the driver’s consent and a considerable quantity of marijuana found in the trunk.
The driver of the Grand…
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