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JOHNSON v. STATE

No. S08G1975.

679 S.E.2d 340 (2009)

JOHNSON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied June 29, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean A. Black, Toccoa, for appellant.

Robert W. Lavender, District Attorney, Adam C. Schroeder, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

SEARS, Chief Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case to consider whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that an officer's entry into Johnson's hotel room was lawful so that he could seize contraband found therein.1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

On March 30, 2005, Johnson was renting a room at a hotel in Lavonia, Georgia. Hotel guests complained to the manager that illegal activity...

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