Scott v. State

253 Ga. 147 (1984)

317 S.E.2d 830

SCOTT

v.

THE STATE.

41010.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided July 5, 1984.

Albert B. Wallace, Carl A. Adcock, for appellant.

Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, for appellee.

GREGORY, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether petitioner's consent to search his "carry-on" bag, given to a DEA agent at the Atlanta airport, was valid. We conclude that it was and accordingly affirm the Court of Appeals' decision in Scott v. State, 170 Ga. App. 409 (317 SE2d 282) (1984), which upheld petitioner's conviction for trafficking in cocaine.

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