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BENTON v. STATE

No. A99A2200.

522 S.E.2d 726 (1999)

240 Ga. App. 243

BENTON v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied October 5, 1999.

Certiorari Denied March 10, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Novy, Jaymes & Vaughan, Eugene Novy, Deborah M. Vaughan, Atlanta, for appellant.

J. Tom Morgan, District Attorney, Sarah E. Sullivan, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

JOHNSON, Chief Judge.

The "automobile exception" provides that a police officer may search a car without a warrant if he has probable cause to believe the car contains contraband, even if there is no exigency preventing the officer from getting a search warrant.1 On two occasions police officers had a confidential informant buy cocaine from appellant Artis Benton. The informant arranged a third buy, during which Detective R.J. Brink was...

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