MURPHY v. STATE

No. A97A1690.

496 S.E.2d 512 (1998)

230 Ga. App. 365

MURPHY v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

January 28, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garland, Samuel & Loeb, Donald F. Samuel, Atlanta, for appellant.

Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, Erman J. Tanjuatco, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


McMURRAY, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Murphy filed this appeal after his conviction for trafficking in cocaine. Defendant contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress cocaine which drug enforcement agents seized from his pants during a warrantless search at Atlanta International Airport. We reverse because defendant's consent to this search was coerced and the search was not supported by probable cause...

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