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AKINS v. STATE

No. A03A2452.

596 S.E.2d 719 (2004)

266 Ga. App. 214

AKINS v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

March 11, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vernon H. Smith, Jonesboro, for appellant.

Robert E. Keller, Dist. Atty., Staci L. Guest, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

BARNES, Judge.

James Akins appeals his conviction of possessing cocaine, contending that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

A trial judge who hears a motion to suppress sits as the trier of facts. Tate v. State, 264 Ga. 53, 54(1), 440 S.E.2d 646 (1994). The judge's decision regarding questions of fact and credibility must be accepted unless clearly erroneous and...

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