Legal Opinion
Miller v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 1, 1996No. S96A0167PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Chief Justice.
After witnessing a car make several turns without signals being given, a Cherokee County deputy sheriff stopped the vehicle and approached the driver, appellant Jeffrey Miller. Miller was arrested when he was unable to show proof of insurance and a license check revealed that his driver’s license had been suspended. When the arresting officer conducted a pat-down search of Miller, he found a clear plastic bag containing what he believed to be marijuana. Miller was charged with possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, and the suspected contraband was sent to the…
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