State v. Moon

Ruffin, Judge.

Leland Ray Moon was indicted on three counts of possessing illegal drugs in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. He moved to suppress contraband seized from his car on the ground that the arresting officer lacked articulable suspicion or probable cause to detain him and conduct a warrantless search of his vehicle without his consent. The trial court granted the motion to suppress, and the State appealed.

The record shows that the Duluth Police Department received an anonymous telephone tip from someone in a Waffle House who observed a possible drug transaction…